For more than four thousand years, Chinese scholars and medical practitioners have documented ways of maintaining health and treating illness, from theories of "yin-yang" and the "zang-fu" organs to the use of herbs and acupuncture. "The Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine" marks the first time such concepts have been made accessible to Westerners in a comprehensive form.
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The Furniture of Carlo Mollino
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How to Restore Antique Furniture by Colin Holcombe, ISBN 1861264941
How to Restore Antique Furniture is a hands-on guide to the care and repair of a range of furniture types. Beginning with a history of furniture construction, which introduces the techniques to be found in pieces from various periods, the book discusses the qualities and applications of most common wood types, offering advice on tools and accessories. Among the topics covered are: dismantling furniture; removing old nails, screws, and glue; repairing dowel, knuckle, mortise, and tenon joints; mending damaged turnings; tackling veneers and marquetry; and restoring glass, keys, and locks.
How to Restore Antique Furniture by Colin Holcombe, ISBN 1861264941
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The Koto: A Traditional Instrument in Contemporary Japan
The koto is a unique Japanese musical instrument. It has a history in Japan of over 1200 years and today does much to represent Japan's traditional past. This book examines this fascinating instrument in terms of its physical form, manufacture and instrument types, its performance traditions and social organisations, and its contexts of performance. Each of these aspects is explored in detail, providing ways of understanding the place of this traditional instrument in contemporary Japan. This well illustrated volume is the first in English to examine the koto in such depth. It brings together in one volume a detailed study of this remarkable instrument.
The Koto: A Traditional Instrument in Contemporary Japan
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Shopping the North Carolina Furniture Outlets: How to Save 50-80% on Your Next Furniture Purchase by Ellen R. Shapiro, ISBN 1400046475
In the $40 billion furniture industry, 35 percent of all home furniture manufactured in the world is produced in North Carolina. More important, leading furniture manufacturers, such as Broyhill, Thomasville, and Henridon, sell their top-quality furniture at deep discounts straight from their factories in North Carolina. Shopping the North Carolina Furniture Outlets breaks down the door to this undiscovered world of North Carolina furniture and teaches you how to shop and save 50 to 80 percent on your next furniture purchase, whether you go to North Carolina or shop from home! In this amazing, first-of-its-kind sourcebook, Ellen Shapiro, who has
written about North Carolina furniture for years, gives you:
- All the prep work you should do before you go to North Carolina, such as making floor plans, taking measurements and photographs, and shopping locally to get ideas
- The best way to get to North Carolina--flying versus renting a truck or van
- Comprehensive listings, descriptions,...
Shopping the North Carolina Furniture Outlets: How to Save 50-80% on Your Next Furniture Purchase by Ellen R. Shapiro, ISBN 1400046475
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The Splicing Handbook: Techniques for Modern and Traditional Ropes by Barbara Merry, ISBN 0071354387
""The Splicing Handbook is particularly helpful in explaining--and showing with simple, straightforward illustrations--how to manage the bewildering array of new rope materials and weaves."--"Down East
"Here's a book you can read for the pleasure of knowing how splicing is accomplished. It is also a reference book that you and your crew can review when tackling a . . . specialty splicing job."--"Shoreline
The only reference devoted entirely to splicing today's ropes, this new and expanded edition includes step-by-step illustrations and explanations for the most useful and popular splices in traditional twisted and modern braided ropes. Now covers eery kind of splicing project a boater is likely to encounter, including modern cordage such as Spectra, and wire and rope-to-wire splices.
The Splicing Handbook: Techniques for Modern and Traditional Ropes by Barbara Merry, ISBN 0071354387
Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Clinical Practice by Liu Yanchi, ISBN 023110359X nebraska furniture mart Traditional furniture 
Antiques Price Guide
The latest prices, trends, and tips on where and how to buy and sell everything from furniture, glass, and textiles to jewelry and more highlights more than 8,000 antiques with color photographs.
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Furniture Facelifts: A Paint Recipes Book; A Step-By-Step Guide to Revamping Your Furniture by Liz Wagstaff, ISBN 0811818993
ikea furniture Essential Book of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Clinical Practice by Liu Yanchi, ISBN 023110359X Furniture Facelifts: A Paint Recipes Book; A Step-By-Step Guide to Revamping Your Furniture by Liz Wagstaff, ISBN 0811818993
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Furniture Encyclopedia
A comprehensive reference spanning some three thousand years of design provides more than 3,500 full-color photographs and descriptions of furniture representing every style and form, along with an overview of decorative motifs from key periods, profiles of important designers and craftsmen, a study of important movements in furniture design, and more. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
Furniture Encyclopedia
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