LibGuides: Design Crafts: Books & e-Books

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Ebook collections

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This comprehensive online resource comprises a collection of over 170 richly illustrated books packed with practical tools, guidance, and inspiration for students on practice-led visual arts courses. It covers a diverse range of fields including design and illustration, fashion and textiles, architecture and interiors, film and media, marketing and advertising, and photography.

Useful Shelfmarks

Books about the same subject are assigned the same shelfmark number. You'll find the number on the spine of each book. Here is a selection of shelfmarks for Design Crafts:

Basketry 746.412

Ceramics 738

Crafts 745

Glass 748

Goldsmithing 739.22

Jewellery 739.27

Metalwork 739.1

Papercraft 745.54

Paper making 676.22

Silversmithing 739.23

Textile arts 746

Woodwork (craft) 745.51

Woodworking 684.08

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Other places to find books

Pamphlets and Oversize Books

Pamphlets

Items too small to fit on the standard shelves
On the second floor at the end of the main book sequence
'PAM' in front of the shelfmark on the library catalogue

Oversize Books

Items too large for the standard shelves
On the second floor after the pamphlets
'L' in front of the shelfmark on the library catalogue

New Books

The Modern Embroidery Movement

Brings together the history of craft, art and women's rights and firmly establishes embroidery as a significant aspect of modern art.

Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau: the Collections

Provides an in-depth presentation of the second-largest Bauhaus collection in the world.

African Apparel

Demonstrates how dress practices reveal personal and group identities, cultural traditions, religious associations, political affiliations, and aspirations.

Baroque & Rococo

Clarifies the essence of the styles and examines their complexities and contradictions.

Design Crafts: Books & e-Books