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The Beatles : fab finds of the fab four
The Beatles disbanded in 1970. Rock 'n' roll's greatest group, however, was far from finished. Today The Beatles dominate the world of music and entertainment memorabilia as never before. Like a modern-day archeological dig, The Beatles: Fab Finds of the Fab Four unearths a treasure trove of rock relics in a stunning pictorial guide to a new era of Beatlemania.
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Mapping the NFT revolution: market trends, trade networks, and visual features
Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are digital assets that represent objects like art, collectible, and in-game items. They are traded online, often with cryptocurrency, and are generally encoded within smart contracts on a blockchain. Public attention towards NFTs has exploded in 2021, when their market has experienced record sales, but little is known about the overall structure and evolution of its market. Here, we analyse data concerning 6.1 million trades of 4.7 million NFTs between June 23, 2017 and April 27, 2021, obtained primarily from Ethereum and WAX blockchains. First, we characterize statistical properties of the market. Second, we build the network of interactions, show that traders typically specialize on NFTs associated with similar objects and form tight clusters with other traders that exchange the same kind of objects. Third, we cluster objects associated to NFTs according to their visual features and show that collections contain visually homogeneous objects. Finally, we investigate the predictability of NFT sales using simple machine learning algorithms and find that sale history and, secondarily, visual features are good predictors for price. We anticipate that these findings will stimulate further research on NFT production, adoption, and trading in different contexts.
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Olympic visions : images of the games through history
Explores how painters and sculptors, photographers and filmmakers, and architects and designers have helped to affect the consciousness of Olympic spectators around the world.
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Creative walls : how to display and enjoy your treasured collections
In this inspirational guide, Geraldine James, veteran collector of all things beautiful, shows you ways to organize and display your treasured collections to celebrate their uniqueness and your creativity. Collections of quirky items can illuminate a little corner, whereas a teenager's bedroom will transform instantly when hoarded sports memorabilia makes the leap from the floor to the wall in a bold, clever arrangement. Look for unusual spaces and items: line up a series of themed prints above a picture rail, set heaps of floral china plates in grand style above the fireplace or simply add a mirror into a display to instantly create another in its image. Chapter by chapter, discover how to arrange virtually anything from scratch, rearrange the collections you treasure to best effect and begin a journey into color, textures, and themes to create elegant displays that give a home character and charm. From a memory wall of sepia family photographs to witty collections of kitsch art, this clever guide shows how to create a look that will bring any space to life.
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Kirby : art & style collection
\"A stylish new hardcover art book featuring art from the best-selling Kirby video games. With 25 years worth of sketches, artwork, Japanese video game box art, merchandise, and more, including exclusive notes from creators and artists who've brought Kirby to life throughout the years\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Kid pickers : how to turn junk into treasure
Offers tips on collecting and sorting flea market merchandise and family heirlooms. Presents tips for performing historical research and identifying valuable items.
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