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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fanciful wit and dark humor make this book a masterpiece.,
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This review is from: Machinery and Mechanical Devices: A Treasury of Nineteenth-Century Cuts (Dover Pictorial Archives) (v. 1) (Paperback)
Machinery and Mechanical Devices, isn't just a clip-art book. This sixty-page presentation of copyright free illustrations from the 1800's is a humorous personal expression of the wonderment and fear associated with functionally obscure mechanical devices. Unlike other clip-art books which present the material as individual objects separated by a lot of white space, this book is brought to much higher levels of interest. The way Rowe does this is by creating collages of illustrations on each page - not simply displaying them piece-by-piece. He even goes so far as to make up names for many of his concoctions, and adds other details such as twinkling stars and abstract patterns. The result is a highly entertaining picture book useful not only for the art it displays, but also as a catalog of visual and humorous ideas. Enjoy!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Book Came Ontime and Was What it Was Supposed to Be,
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This review is from: Machinery and Mechanical Devices: A Treasury of Nineteenth-Century Cuts (Dover Pictorial Archives) (v. 1) (Paperback)
The Book Came On Time and Was What it Was Supposed to Be. I Don't Expect it to Get Much Better than That.
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Machinery and Mechanical Devices: A Treasury of Nineteenth-Century Cuts (Dover Pictorial Archives) (v. 1) by William Rowe (Paperback - August 1, 1987)
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