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Dragon Tattoo Designs is a great source
book for anyone interested in dragon
tattoos, even if you just want to draw
them. The designs are such that they
will withstand the test of time and
aging well. Interesting and informative
also. As always the best from Hardy.
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Henna Dragon
Tattoo - Vixn's Body Art
I can be found at a 4 or 5
different festivals in the Okanogan and
Kootenays over the summer and like to
meet with clients at my house, their
house or at local parks for that one on
one personal touch. I have always
enjoyed the way henna allows you to mark
a persons body (temporarily) to show off
a more beautiful side of life.
E-Mail:
vixn420@hotmail.com
Vernon, BC, Canada
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Illustrators and craftspeople will find
a host of uses for this collection of
one of the most famous of mythical
creatures. Over 120 black-and-white
images of dragons are presented in this
convenient, permission-free book of
original renderings based on motifs in a
wide array of sources--fairy tale
collections, medieval French and Celtic
manuscripts, Japanese and Chinese
artwork, and more. The illustrations
depict smoke-and-fire-breathing dragons,
scaly creatures of the sea, powerful
beasts endangering the lives of
mariners, Celtic dragons with interwoven
body parts, and much more. An
indispensable collection of usable art
ideal for book and magazine
illustration, these imaginative and
highly unusual creatures will also
appeal to craft workers, book browsers
and fans of mythical monsters. Dover
Original. Approximately 125
black-and-white designs on 30 plates, 2
in full color on covers.
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No mythical animal has inspired as much
legend around the world as the dragon.
This book includes dragon lore from many
countries as well as a structural
analysis of dragon anatomy as it has
evolved throughout history. There are
instructions for drawing details such as
scales and many line drawings of dragons
in different poses for use by
woodworkers, fabric artists, and
illustrators. A good book for fantasy or
young adult collections as well as
general crafts.
The 72 dragon patterns included in this
guide cover all of the major types and
traditions and can be used in a wide
variety of media, including woodworking,
quilting, painting, illustration, and
computer graphics. The basics of dragon
anatomy are covered, as are the details
of dragon design, such as fire, scales,
and fins.
This is one of the best dragon books I
have ever purchased or seen. I
thoroughly enjoyed each and every page.
It gave detailed information on drawings
as well as some wonderful background
history that was very thought provoking.
My whole family enjoyed this book and it
has been passed around to my friends as
well. It is well worth the investment
and will be a valuable asset to my
strained glass craft projects.
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For many centuries that the dragon has
been the symbol of China, and has been
considered as immortal and omnipresent
ever since ancient times. It has
belonged to the people, and it has also
been the symbol of monarchy and supreme
power. The dragon was a mythical beast.
It was a concept. But most Chinese
people, indeed most Asian people, were
convinced that it existed. There are
many occasions when there were claims
that it had been seen, even as recently
as 1920. No other creature in the world
could have produced such a far-reaching
influence on the mind of man.
Unlike the European dragon, it was
considered a beneficent beast, until the
Buddhists introduced the concept of evil
dragons. Yet the basic belief was always
that it had noble spiritual qualities
that were unconquerable.
This book has been written by an
author who has lived for many years in
China researching into its history. It
is in an easy-to-read style and is
dedicated to the dragon and its many
offshoots and variations. The pictures
are delightful. It gives details of what
a dragon was, where it was used, and
what it was called. The reader will
become more acquainted with the dragon,
and will gain a greater understanding of
this magnificent beast. It will interest
and please the serious student and the
enthusiastic Chinaphile alike.
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This is the kind of book you leave on a
coffee table for visitors to peruse. It
has beautiful large color plates of
dragons on every left-side page and
amusing anecdotes on each facing page.
The author is presuming to be an
authority on "the discovery of dragons"
and in a tongue-in-cheek narrative is
trying to professionally prove the
disclaimers of his "one time colleague
Marty Fibblewitz" who has now "chosen to
side with the doubters." THE DISCOVERY
OF DRAGONS is divided into three
sections of nine pages each: The
Discovery of European Dragons, The
Discovery of Asiatic Dragons, and The
Discovery of Tropical Dragons. The first
page of each section is an introduction
to the section that describes the
distinctive qualities of the dragons of
said region, introduces the adventurer
who discovered those dragons, and throws
pot-shots at 'Professor' Fibblewitz. The
following eight pages of each subsection
show the author's 'proof' of these
discoveries.
European dragons, says the author, were
discovered by Bjorn of Bromme, Viking,
from A.D. 856 through A.D. 863. He
discovered Great Snow Dragons in
Greenland, an Emerald Dragon in Ireland,
a Welsh Red Dragon sleeping on a horde
of treasure, and the St. George Dragon
(yes, that very same dragon). The
author's proof comes in the way of
letters found, scrawled penmanship on
linen to his cousin Olaf back in Norway
(who seems to be having his own problems
Rampaging the countryside).
In The Discovery of Asiatic Dragons, we
meet heroine Soong Mei Ying, faithful
daughter of a thirteenth-century Chinese
Silk trader, who--while taking her
ailing father's silks to a far away
market--discovers a pair of Mongolian
Screamers, a Japanese Butterfly Lizard
with medicinal qualities, and Eastern
Temple Worm, and a Great Golden Worm.
Now, the Letters of Dr. E.F. Liebermann
in The Discovery of Tropical Dragons
might be just a tad funnier than those
of Bjorn of Bromme (it's a close tie,
actually). Dr. Liebermann went to Africa
in 1847 searching for the African
Frilled Frog. He never finds this frog,
but along the way he discovers four
kinds of dragon (Livingstone's Demon,
the Crested Dipper, a monstrous Common
Green Draak, and several deadly Spotted
Marsh Draaks). He also invents the
typewriter and figures out the theory of
continental drift.
This is an adorable book! Each section
has its own style, and the
characters--illuminated by their letters
home--are unique individuals with great
quirks. Each page is laden with tiny
details that enthralled this reader. The
letters home all have subtle changes as
the adventurer passes from one discovery
into the next--some of them quite
hilarious. There's footnotes and maps
and scale diagrams and miniature picture
story reels across the bottom of each
page . . . all done in glorious and
changing detail work. But the best part
are the dragon plates themselves: these
large color paintings are gorgeous. THE
DISCOVERY OF DRAGONS is a real winner,
the perfect gift choice for a true
dragon connoisseur.
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How to Draw a Dragon: "Cautiously
approach the dragon, offer it a piece of
candy or a little sister, and draw while
it happily munches away."
From the creator of the wildly
popular website NeonDragonArt.com,
DRAGONART shows you how to create
awesome, delightful and frightening
beasts, armed only with a pencil and ink
pen. You’ll begin your quest by
conquering a super-easy dragon that even
the most foolish of ogres could draw.
You’ll forge onward to discover simple
secrets and spiffy tricks for making
creatures friendly or fierce, sorrowful
or cynical… drawing them from all
different perspectives, in flight or at
rest (so vain, those dragons – they love
to strike a pose!). You’ll also learn
how to incorporate various details to
make each beast original.
Because dragons enjoy having others
around to terrorize, disembowel and
occasionally hang out with, this book
will also teach you how to create a
whole cast of creatures, including
mythical griffins, guardian gargoyles
and deadly basilisks. All this within
the curiously compelling, beautifully
beastly and brightly colored pages that
you will soon hold in your hands, which
by now are no doubt trembling with keen
anticipation. So quit dragon your feet!
(Ugh, wyrms hate puns!) Kindly buy this
dragon favorite and make your wildest,
wickedest, fire-breathing fantasies
come true!
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If you ever encounter a dragon, it would
be good to have this book on hand.
Thanks to it, you will be able to
recognize the particular species of the
beast you have met, whether worm,
basilisk, cockatrice, tarasque, peluda,
or mere dragonet. Knowing such
information could keep you from
accidentally feeding a baby wyvern, as a
girl named Maud did in Herefordshire,
whereupon it grew into a winged monster
that terrorized the countryside until it
was finally dispatched by a fearless
knight. Charmingly written and
gorgeously illustrated with dragons
ranging from Babylonian Ishtar's guard
dragon as portrayed in mosaic bas-relief
to Quetzalcoatl in Mayan codices to the
creature Saint George famously fought,
this is an excellent popular folklore
tome. Patricia Monaghan
Book Description
For millennia, few animals have
fascinated mankind more than dragons.
But until now, no rigorous survey has
captured them in all their glorious
variety. Dragons: A Natural History is
that survey...a one-of-a-kind book,
bringing these captivating creatures to
life with lavish illustrations and vivid
commentary. This marvelous compendium
will take you on a journey that begins
with the earliest serpent dragons and
continues to the present day. Along the
way, Dr. Karl Shuker, one of the world's
leading experts on dragonology , shares
his wealth of knowledge on:
Dragon dwellings: These magnificent
beasts have been found in an astounding
number of places. Dragons and their near
relatives have found niches in every
ecosystem on the planet -- from the
mountains of Greece to the forests of
northern Europe to the volcanic plain of
Mesoamerica to the river valleys of
China -- and have, as a consequence,
become deeply embedded in human culture.
Dragon variety: Here are five main types
of dragons, emerging from the floods or
flames of history -- the frightening
Serpents, Wyverns, and Classical Dragons
of the West; the Sky Dragons, including
beneficent Chinese Dragons, Amphipteres,
and winged New World species; the
Neo-Dragons such as the Basilisk,
Salamander, and the like; as well as
dozens of varieties and subspecies,
including orms, guivres, lindorms, and
more.
Dragon traditions: From St. George's
batwinged, scaly-legged adversary to
Wagner's Fafnir to Quetzalcoatl, mythic
dragons have been a powerful presence in
the legends of humanity. Each of them is
described and illustrated in Dragons: A
Natural History.
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Ever wonder why Smaug hoarded all that
treasure? Apparently it was just to
impress the lady dragons. That's only
one detail of "Dr. Ernest Drake's
Dragonology: The Complete Book of
Dragons," a faux-scholarly book that
gives intricate details to the legendary
beasts. (The actual author is Dugald A.
Steer).
Without robbing dragons of their
mystique, we get an overview of them:
there are intricate studies of the
different kinds of dragons, from the
Eastern lung to the Australian marsupial
(which is a bit too silly for the
tongue-in-cheek tone of the book). "Dr.
Drake" also examines their habits, such
as courtship rituals and parenting, as
well as the the biological means by
which they spew flames, and the reason
why they hoard gems.
He also gives quite a bit of advice for
the budding dragonolist, ranging from
the obscure (hide shiny objects from
baby dragons) to the ordinary (wear
fireproof clothing). Finally, there is a
historical overview of famous
dragonologists from around the world,
and spells that assist them.
Dragons are a staple of legend and
literature, although a neglected one.
Though "Dragonology" is presented as a
serious work, Steer never forgets to
keep his tongue in cheek. It's a fun
read, with lots of detail and thought --
after all, it can't be easy to document
the physiology of a beast that doesn't,
technically, exist.
Taken on its own, the book might merely
be cute. But Steer also includes little
details like a faux library card
belonging to Ernest Drake, a little
letter enclosed in a special envelope,
and an inscription on the inner front
cover: "To Friendly Dragons" followed by
a bunch of Tolkienesque runes.
And the illustrations are as much a part
as the faux-scholarly text.
Classic-looking pictures of various
kinds of dragons are only one part of
it; there are also looks at embryonic
dragons in the egg, the different egg
shapes, a foldout map that shows where
the various species live, and several
pictures of the anatomy of dragons,
including musculature, skeleton, and
things like claws, wing "fingers" and
optic nerves.
Okay, maybe dragons don't exist. Big
deal. The faux-scholarly tone, exquisite
illustrations and intricate detail of
"Dr. Ernest Drake's Dragonology: The
Complete Book of Dragons" makes it an
immensely fun read.
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Attention, devoted dragonology students!
How many classic riddles do you know
that could help you survive a dragon
encounter? What dragon species attacks
its victims with a "frosty blast"
instead of a jet of flame? Which
historical questions should you ask a
dragon in order to estimate its age? Can
you write your name using only dragon
runes? Contained in this beautifully
designed, comprehensive course book are
invisibility spells to memorize, charts
to complete, maps to shade in, matching
exercises to do, journal entries to
write, experiments to conduct, even
instructions for making a dragon
attractor. Among the volume's charming
novelty elements are:
—Dr. Drake's own school report card
— A pullout official ID card from the
Secret & Ancient Society of
Dragonologists
—Four sheets of stickers featuring
dragons, gems, vintage ads and posters —
and more!
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Jane Yolen produces more great poetry
and fiction in "Here There Be Dragons,"
part of her short story series focusing
on ghosts, angels, witches, dragons, and
so forth.
It starts off with "Why Dragons?", a
poem about St. George, and proceeds to
the highly original "Great-Grandfather
Dragon's Tale," a story from the point
of view of the dragons rather than the
humans. There are two evocative little
drabbles (stories under a hundred
words), the saddening "Dragon Woke and
Stretched" and the spellbinding "Sorry
the Old Man Said." "Cockfight" is what
later became the Pit Dragon trilogy, a
story about a young boy on a poor planet
which has dragons fighting for money.
"Dragon Night" is a sweet little poem, a
sort of dragon lullaby. "Dragon
field" is
a slightly less interesting story about
an un heroic young man and a healer's
daughter (and a dragon, of course).
"The King's Dragon" is the story of a
member of the King's Dragoons, who has a
slight problem when people keep hearing
"dragoon" as "dragon." "Into the Wood"
is pretty, if a little hard to
understand. "Dragon's Boy," which later
became a short children's novel, tells
the story of the adolescent King Arthur
and how he learned wisdom from a
"dragon." "The Making of Dragons" is a
thoroughly entertaining poem about how
to construct a dragon. "One Ox, Two Ox,
Three Ox, and the Dragon King" is the
story of three boys called One Ox, Two
Ox, Three Ox (I think their father had a
screw loose), in a story partly
influenced by Chinese legends. The
collection ends with the wistful "Here
There Be Dragons," a poem which harkens
back to old maps with those words on
them.
As in all of these books, Yolen
includes comments and insights to the
beginning of each story and poem, what
caused her to write them and how they
were influenced. David Wilgus's pencil
drawings are realistic and soft-edged,
very nice to look at and very
appropriate to the contents.
A nice little collection for the
dragon fanciers, much better than most
story collections. Fans of Yolen's
"Dragon's Boy" and "Pit Dragon" trilogy
will undoubtedly enjoy this.
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