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Buried Blueprints: Maps and Sketches of Lost Worlds and Mysterious Places
Published in Hardcover by Abrams Books for Young Readers (1999)
Authors: Albert Lorenz and Joy Schleh
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THIS BOOK'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
This book is so cool! Anybody who hasn't read this needs to!!!!

wonderful, dense images -- with a magnifying glass too!
This is a wonderfully fun book for little adventurers (and their parents too)! This large book contains fourteen two-page foldouts, approx. 14 inches high by 19 inches across, and each picture is packed with informative, and often humorous, images, labels and text, surrounded by a decorative border. The fourteen "maps and sketches of lost worlds and mysterious places" are: the Garden of Eden; Atlantis; Noah's Ark; the Tower of Babel; Ancient Egypt, depicting the construction of a necropolis for Ramses II; King Solomon's Mines; Homer's Odyssey; Man Against Woman, showing a gladiatorial combat between men and women that took place in Pompeii two days before it was destroyed by Vesuvius; the Seven Cities of Gold; Sherwood Forest inhabited by Robin Hood and his merry men; King Arthur and his knights; Genghis Khan and the Great Wall of China; Dracula's castle; and Conan Doyle's Dinosaur Island.

Each pre-folded out page has several paragraphs of explanatory text that are intriguing and funny. A flat magnifier is attached to the book by a ribbon. The end pages show maps, explorer's tools and silly photographs of the author on his treks, while the book cover looks like Prof. Al Lorenz's travel-worn satchel.

This is a fun concept-book, well-executed and a pleasure for readers (of any age) who are adventurers at heart.

Not Just For Children!
The illustrations in this book are phenomenal!

I boughtthis book and I don't even have children!

The level of detail in theillustrations is staggering, and one will be drawn to the book again,as there is always something new to discover.

I applaud thecreators and hope that there will be more good things to come.


House: Showing How People Have Lived Throughout History With Examples Drawn from the Lives of Legendary Men and Women
Published in Hardcover by Abrams Books for Young Readers (1998)
Authors: Albert Lorenz and Joy Schleh
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The amount of detail and color are out of this world!
I have never seen any illustration like this one. This is truly a great book for all ages. a must buy!


Trace: 3,000 Drawings from the Al Lorenz Entourage File for Architects, Designers, and Illustrators
Published in Paperback by Whitney Library of Design (1999)
Authors: Albert Lorenz and Whitney Library Of Design
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errors in trace!
Althought the drawings are very good in TRACE, they are NOT to scale! Look closely at the 1/2 inch scale, and you will see that the reclining woman is 8 feet tall! The page header indicates that the drawings are to scale, and as designers, we need them to scale, the fact is this is a misrepresentation. I am surprised that this error, which occurs frequently in this book, escaped the editing process!

Jam-packed with useful drawings of every type!
I rate this book 5 Stars because it is so comprehensive in its variety of people and objects. The sheer volume of choices of style, poses, type of items -- this is like an artist's candy store.

I used this book first as a student, and now as an interior designer. It is a helpful tool to be used to augment visual presentations. The addition of these items adds "life" to otherwise static room renderings.

While it is true that a VERY FEW drawings are not actually to scale, the vast majority of this book is extremely accurate. Some sections state scale specifically, others indicate "random scale." It's up to designers to have the ability to tell whether something fits the scale of the drawing they are working on.

I don't hesitate to recommend this book for anyone who wishes to add a little life to their drawings.


Architectural Illustration Inside and Out
Published in Hardcover by Whitney Library of Design (1988)
Authors: Albert Lorenz and Leonard Lizak
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Drawing in Color: Rendering Techniques for Architects and Illustrators
Published in Hardcover by Whitney Library of Design (1991)
Authors: Albert Lorenz and Stanley A. Salzman
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Illustrating Architecture
Published in Hardcover by Van Nostrand Reinhold (Trade) (1997)
Author: Albert Lorenz
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Jack and the Beanstalk: How a Small Fellow Solved a Big Problem
Published in Hardcover by Abrams Books for Young Readers (2002)
Authors: Albert Lorenz and Joy Schleh
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Landmarks: Eighteen Wonders of the New York World
Published in Hardcover by Harry N Abrams (1992)
Authors: Barbaralee Diamonstein and Albert Lorenz
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Metropolis
Published in Paperback by Celeste (1999)
Author: Albert Lorenz
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Metropolis: Ten Cities: Ten Centuries
Published in Hardcover by Abrams Books for Young Readers (1996)
Authors: Albert Lorenz and Joy Schleh
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