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Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters

This excellent book is exceeding large, but chock full of great information. Hockney has taken on a remarkable review of art history in an effort to locate if and how master painters of old utilized the "high-tech" of their time (camera obscura, camera lucida, lenses and mirrors) to produce their work.

The book is divided into 3 sections, The Visual Evidence, using numerous pieces of art to demonstrate how using the technologies effected painting as a whole; The Textual Evidence, which details contemporary written observations about the technologies and their use; and The Correspondence, which details Hockney's letters with other artists about his findings.

Soul of Nowhere: Traversing Grace in a Rugged Land

I highly enjoyed Child's previous book, The Secret Knowledge of Water and look forward to digging into this book.

Two Gardeners : Katharine S. White and Elizabeth Lawrence

Country Living Home Almanac: Maintaining Your House Month by Month

Intimate Home: Creating a Private World