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British Museum Pattern books reproduce in intricate line drawings the rich variety of patterns and designs which decorate art and artefacts in the British Museum and beyond. In this edition, which takes the most striking and intriguing designs from the collection, the great diversity of artistic styles from around the globe is illustrated. The designs are arranged by culture and a concise introduction briefly discusses the historical background of each culture and its designs. Useful information is provided in the notes on the materials, techniques and sources of each design. Featuring patterns from Ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome; Africa and Oceania alongside Early Celtic, Islamic and Medieval art and including designs taken from sculpture, pottery, metalwork, textiles and jewellery and much more, this book is a wonderful visual reference and an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration. The Authors; Eva Wilson began work as a potter in Denmark and then became draughtsman to the Archaeological Department of the University of Lund, Sweden. Since 1955 she has worked as a freelance illustrator of specialist and popular books on art and archaeology. Rebecca Jewell formerly worked at the Museum of Mankind, London, and at the Commonwealth Institute, London. She is now a freelance illustrator. Susan Bird worked as the illustrator in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum – a post she occupied for twenty years. She now works as a freelance illustrator, ceramicist and painter. Ian Stead is an Iron-Age specialist in the Department of Prehistoric and Romano-British Antiquities at the British Museum, and author of Celtic Art. Karen Hughes is an illustrator working in the Department of Prehistoric and Romano- British Antiquities at the British Museum.

To Sunday ONeil, the white-picket-fence scenario, the American dream, was how she planned her life, until she opened the gate of that secure fence and walked through it. Growing up in the late 1960s watching the lovely weekly TV series of Father Knows Best, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and The Donna Reed Show all affirmed her expectations. Sunday ONeils parents and relatives also avowed her beliefs. They all had wonderful secure homes with children and a happy, healthy environment. The wives looked after the home and children while the husbands worked and provided a stable life and also handled all the major problems of the family. Sunday ONeil discovers she is naive when she finds her dream boy and marries him. Her marriage fails and her white picket fence becomes unhinged, and so does she. Thrust into a world she never imagined, she embarks on a journey of sex, booze, and rock and roll. Take a peek into the unexpected life of the girl next door who puts her Susie Homemaker apron away and puts the X in sex. Will Sunday ONeil find her white picket fence?