Wooden Books
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Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry
$8.95 Add to cartAcross the Islamic world, illuminating Korans from Morocco to Malaysia, and adorning mosques, mausoleums and palaces, are hidden some of the most exquisite geometrical devices ever conceived by man. I… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Sutton, Daud
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1952178053
- Language: English
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Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music
$8.95 Add to cartWhy did Pythagoras pause outside a Blacksmith’s workshop? Can the nature of Harmony really be understood visually? Why do harmonies leave gaps or ‘commas’ when added together? In this charming pocket … [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Ashton, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178045
- Language: English
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Literary Devices
$8.95 Add to cartWhat is the difference between literal and figurative writing? What are the top tricks used by the best authors to make their writing purr, crack and sizzle on the page? Why not use these tricks all t… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Jones, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1952178142
- Language: English
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The Diagram: Harmonic Geometry
$8.95 Add to cartHow do you divide a line into three? Or five? Or seven? Is there a simple way to marry harmony and geometry? What is the secret diagram alluded to by writers of antiquity? In this groundbreaking book,… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Tetlow, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1952178290
- Language: English
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Mythological Animals: From Basilisks to Unicorns
$8.95 Read moreWhat is the difference between a ghost and a ghoul? How do you tell a good Jinn from a bad one? Where would you find a chimera or a manticore? What did Herodotus have to say about werewolves? In this … [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: O’Malley, Tam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178266
- Language: English
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Designa: Technical Secrets of the Traditional Visual Arts
$26.00 Read moreFrom the geometric patterns of Islamic art and design to the swirling floral motifs of Celtic art, “Designa” brings together six elegant and insightful short volumes from the Wooden Books series on ar
- Series: Wooden Books
- Author: Tetlow, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 410
- Publish Date: October 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1620406594
- Language: English
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The Elements of Music: Melody, Rhythm & Harmony
$8.95 Read moreWhat is the secret code behind so many musical compositions? How do you substitute chords to create greater musical complexity? Why is music so good at playing with people’s emotions? In this compact … [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Martineau, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1952178010
- Language: English
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Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology
$26.00 Read moreThe quadrivium-the classical curriculum-comprises the four liberal arts of number, geometry, music, and cosmology. It was studied from antiquity to the Renaissance as a way of glimpsing the nature of
- Series: Wooden Books
- Author: Lundy, Miranda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 409
- Publish Date: November 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0802778135
- Language: English
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Trees: And How They Work
$8.95 Read moreWhat is a tree? Why are they so important to life on Earth? How do they eat, breathe, grow, communicate, and regenerate themselves? How many different kinds of tree are there and where do they live? I… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Huikari, Olavi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1952178118
- Language: English
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Trivium: The Classical Liberal Arts of Grammar, Logic, & Rhetoric
$26.00 Read moreFollowing the success of Quadrivium, Sciencia, and Designa in the acclaimed Wooden Books series, Trivium is a compendium of writings on the classical subjects at the heart of a liberal education, brin
- Series: Wooden Books
- Author: Michell, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 11 2016
- ISBN10: 1632864967
- Language: English
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Plot: The Art of Story
$8.95 Add to cartWhy do some books grab you from the very first line? What did Aristotle have to say about the art of telling stories? Is there a secret structure to stories known by all the best writers? In this neat… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Jones, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178177
- Language: English
