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Exceptional documentation of the early hand-carved and hand-made wooden toys from the royal capital city of Krakow. Over one hundred examples of toys from late 19th century to the year 1939, showing the marvels solds at Krakow fairs. Czar Zabawek Krakowskich - The Charm of Krakow Toys

by Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz, photos by Jacek Kubiena

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Folk Painting in Poland (Obrazy ludowe) Folk Painting in Poland (Obrazy ludowe)

by Aleksander Jackowski

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Once Poland shrugged off the yolk of communism and embraced capitalism a profound change in the work place started to occur. Government support for the folk arts began to dwindle. The crafts that flourished in the countryside have fallen on hard times. Ginace Zawody W Polsce - Dying Professions in Poland

by Adam Skuza

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A beautiful and informative photographic album about beekeeping in Poland. A monumental work covering the 1000 year old history of Polish apiculture. This album includes current and historical photographs mostly in full color. Hives and Apiaries in Poland - Ule I Pasieki w Polsce

text by Maciej Rysiewicz, photography by Jerzy Zak

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In the Borderland of Cultures - Wooden Sacral Architecture of the Podkarpacie Region In the Borderland of Cultures - Wooden Sacral Architecture of the Podkarpacie Region

Color photographs by Tadeusz Budzinski

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In the Borderland of Cultures - Wooden Sacral Architecture of the Podkarpacie Region (Souvenir book) In the Borderland of Cultures - Wooden Sacral Architecture of the Podkarpacie Region (Souvenir book)

Color photographs by Tadeusz Budzinski

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This album is dedicated to the first lady of Polish painting on glass, Evelina Peksowej. A native of Zakopane, she is credited with the revival of this art form starting in 1968. This is her story and the pictures of her most famous works. Kolorowy Swiat Eweliny Peksowej - The Colorful World of Ewelina Peksowej

by Zbigniew Swiech and photographs by Jacek Kubiena

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Wladyslawa Prucnal, a self-taught sculptress working in clay, has lived all her life in the village of Medynia Glogowska, one of the best known centres of pottery in Poland. The book features the life of the Artist set against the background of historical Life In Clay - The Ceramic Sculptures Of Wladyslawa Prucnal

By Christine Richards Rostworowska

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Polish artist Karolina Merska's richly ornamented, reimagined pajaki mobiles have caught the attention of design shows and interiors magazines across the world. Pajaki literally means "spiders of straw," and using simple materials such as rye straw, dried Making Mobiles: Creating Beautiful Polish Pajaki from Natural Materials

By Karolina Merska

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This album presents the work of Nikifor Krynicki, the famous Lemko primitive painter. Nikifor is one of the most fascinating personalities in 20th Century European Art. Born and bred in extreme poverty, towards the end of his life he was accorded the hono Nikifor

Commentary by Zbigniew Wolanin, and an introduction by Andrzej Oseka

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This mini album presents the work of Nikifor Krynicki, the famous Lemko primitive painter. Nikifor is one of the most fascinating personalities in 20th Century European Art. Born and bred in extreme poverty, towards the end of his life he was accorded Nikifor - Malarstwo/Painting

Text By Zbigniew Wolanin

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The album - richly illustrated with beautiful photos - is addressed to a wide audience. It brings closer the phenomenon of the world of insects, in which bees have a special place. They appeared on Earth about 200 million years ago, and have accompanied No Fear Of Bees - Nie bójmy się pszczół

By Heinrich Gritsch

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This new bilingual (Polish and English) mini-album from the "Painting" series presents the work of one of the most famous surrealist artists in the world - Rafal Olbiński. Olbinski - Malarstwo/Painting

Text By Richard Burgin

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A beautiful full color album presenting the folk art of the area known as the Duchy of Lowicz. It contains 230 illustrations with text in English and Polish. Includes pictures of wycinanki (paper cut-outs) regional costumes, religious customs, wood carvin Polish Folk Art Lowicz - Polska Sztuka Ludowa Lowicz

by Lech Majewski and Janusz Pulnar

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Polski Haft Ludowy - Polish Folk Embroidery Polski Haft Ludowy - Polish Folk Embroidery - Polish Language Edition

by Jadwiga Turska
Polish Language Edition

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As he writes in his review of prof. Zbigniew Przerembski "The importance of folk musical instruments for the cultural tradition of our country can not be overestimated". This is the first on the Polish market for this type of work. Polskie instrumenty ludowe - Polish Folk Instruments

By Anety Oborny

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This is the second album in a series of Polish language albums dedicated to the preservation of Polish customs, crafts and history. The album follows the four seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall and details all Polish customs in detail. Polskie Obrzedy i zwyczaje - Doroczne - Polish Customs and Rituals - Annual Cycle

By Barbara Ogrodowska

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This book is a detailed examination of the folk costumes from 25 regions in Poland and the first in a series dedicated to the preservation of Polish customs, crafts and history. The book is highly detailed with color photos and drawings of all of the cost Polskie Stroje Ludowe Vol 1 - Polish Folk Costumes

by Elzbieta Piskorz-Branekova

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From cradle to grave this highly illustrated work details the history of Polish family traditions and customs. Polish language edition only. Polskie Tradycje i Obyczaje Rodzinne- Polish Family Traditions And Customs

by Dr. Barbara Ogrodowska

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The Krakow festive costumes are considered to be the best-known of Polish folk costumes. Their fabrics, cut, colour, and adornments, changed repeatedly, reaching the greatest differentiation in the final stage of development at the beginning of the 20th c Stroje Krakowskie - Krakow Regional Costumes

by Barbara Kozuch and Elzbieta Pobiegly with photos by Jacek Kubiena

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This is the most comprehensive book ever written on the dolls that have become the symbol of Russian folk culture, if not Russia itself. The first Russian matryoshka was made in 1899 in Sergiev Posad, a small monastery village. The Art of the Russian Matryoshka

By Rett Ertl And Rick Hibberd

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