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The Pre-Raphaelite Language of Flowers

ISBN: 9783791377353

Author: Debra Mancoff    Publisher: Prestel Publishing

This exquisite collection of paintings illustrates just how marvelously the Pre- Raphaelites’ focus on the natural world intersected with the Victorian passio...


This exquisite collection of paintings illustrates just how marvelously the Pre- Raphaelites’ focus on the natural world intersected with the Victorian passion for all things botanical. Short-lived but highly influential, the Pre-Raphaelite movement was fueled by a rejection of academic artistic conventions and a longing for the aesthetic simplicity and moral sincerity of medieval and early Renaissance art. But it also coincided with a Victorian obsession with botany, gardening and flower arranging. As a result, painters such as Rosetti, Millais and Hughes populated their works with floral symbols that were steeped in religious and cultural significance. This stunning book examines the greatest of these works, including portraits of Hamlet’s Ophelia, the Virgin Mary, and figures from Greek mythology and medieval lore. Each entry features a full-page reproduction of the painting, accompanied by smaller details and an engaging text that offers fascinating background and contextual clues to deepen readers’ appreciation of the Pre- Raphaelite language. As lush and colorful as a late summer bouquet, this book is the perfect gift for lovers of flowers as well as for fans of romantic Victorian art.


Bind: hardback


Pages: 96


Dimensions: 162 x 215 mm


Publication Date: 05-03-2024


$55.00
DUE > 30th Jun 2024
Picasso Drawing to Infinity

ISBN: 9783791377254

Author: Anne Lemonnier    Publisher: Prestel Publishing

Fifty years after Picasso’s death, this magnificent collection of drawings offers a career-spanning tour of the artist’s brilliant and dynamic use of line a...


Fifty years after Picasso’s death, this magnificent collection of drawings offers a career-spanning tour of the artist’s brilliant and dynamic use of line and a window into the heart and soul of the most prolific aspect of his œuvre. From his early studies to his final works, drawing was, for Picasso, an ever-renewing exploration of the powers of the line. Comprising over three hundred reproductions from his massive oeuvre, this collection features both well-received and rarely seen works, as well as images from his extraordinary notebooks. It features fifty penetrating essays that examine the themes, symbols and techniques that echo throughout Picasso’s career— from monsters, crucifixions, and self-portraits to crayon, cross- hatching, and ink. It includes book illustrations and plans for sculptures; color and figure studies; collage and journal entries. Stunning full-color reproductions allow readers to appreciate the enormous inventiveness and diversity of Picasso’s work, from serpentine lines to hatched drawing, from the delicate nuances of pastel to the deep blacks of ink. Accompanying the largest-ever exhibition of Picasso’s drawings and engravings, this gorgeous volume is a must-have for students and fans of one of the greatest artists of the modern era.


Bind: hardback


Pages: 304


Dimensions: 210 x 270 mm


Publication Date: 30-05-2024


$135.00
DUE > 30th Aug 2024
Leonardo Frida and the Others : The history of art 800 years 100 artists

ISBN: 9783791377186

Author: Camille Jouneaux    Publisher: Prestel Publishing

This fresh and engaging, illustrated history of art explains the fundamentals every art lover needs while presenting the development of different schools and st...


This fresh and engaging, illustrated history of art explains the fundamentals every art lover needs while presenting the development of different schools and styles as one continuous, astonishing timeline— from Giotto to Leonardo, Frida to Banksy. When she became interested in painting, the author would visit museums and wonder about all the information she was missing. How did one style develop after another? What meanings were hidden in these works? What were these artists’ lives like? How did their works survive for so many years? She longed for the kind of essential knowledge that would enable her to decode a painting loaded with references. The result of her curiosity is a highly accessible and vividly illustrated book that brings together the fundamentals of eight centuries of art. It covers the basics about such topics as how museums are structured, how painters use proportion and perspective, the anatomy of a painting. Jouneaux offers surprising comparisons between artists such as Sandro Botticelli and Mary Cassatt, Claude Monet and Joan Mitchell, Delacroix and Rubens. Terms such as Baroque, Ukiyo-e, Graffiti, Cubism, Degenerate Art, and De Stijl are explored and explained. Non-western traditions are given much greater prominence than in other art history books – Chinese, Indian, Australian Aboriginal, and African Art are all included in the timeline. Numerous women artists who were overlooked during the author’s own education are restored to the canon. Accompanying the unpretentious but authoritative texts are hundreds of illustrations, reproductions, timelines and sidebars.


Bind: hardback


Dimensions: 177 x 228 mm


Publication Date: 31-03-2024


$80.00
DUE > 30th Jun 2024
Michelangelo and Beyond

ISBN: 9783791377162

Author: Eva Michel    Publisher: Prestel Publishing

Michelangelo’s nude drawings are celebrated for their depiction of the heroic figure. Emanating exceptional strength, monumentality, and vigorous emotions, hi...


Michelangelo’s nude drawings are celebrated for their depiction of the heroic figure. Emanating exceptional strength, monumentality, and vigorous emotions, his nudes became the standard bearers for centuries of figure drawing. This book examines the legacy of that ideal, through highly engaging texts and luminous reproductions of drawings, prints, and sculptures. In addition to key works by Michelangelo—including drawings for the Sistine Chapel, the unfinished fresco of the Battle of Cascina, and the tomb of Pope Julius II—readers will discover works by Raphael, Dürer, Rembrandt, Rubens, Klimt, and Schiele. Each chapter highlights a significant aspect of Michelangelo’s ideal of the human body and investigates its influence and adaptation by his contemporaries and subsequent artists. Topics such as depictions of Adam and Eve, the Crucifixion and the Pietà, and motifs from mythology such as the Labors of Hercules; how Michelangelo’s methods were taught in art schools from the 17th to the 19th century; the emergence of woman as subject; and the decline of the idealized human figure during modernism. These side-by-side comparisons provide generous insights into how artists portrayed the human body—as a model of virtue and heroism, and as a conveyor of vice and fragility. Together these texts and examples provide the perfect resource for students of the human form and of the history of western art.


Bind: hardback


Pages: 264


Dimensions: 245 x 285 mm


Publication Date: 30-11-2023


$135.00
DUE > 31st Mar 2024
Dieric Bouts : Creator of Images

ISBN: 9783791377247

Author: Peter Carpreau    Publisher: Prestel Publishing

This radical new examination of one of the most important Flemish Masters presents Bouts as a maker of images—and considers his oeuvre alongside the work of c...


This radical new examination of one of the most important Flemish Masters presents Bouts as a maker of images—and considers his oeuvre alongside the work of current-day filmmakers, game creators, and sports photographers. One of the foremost painters of the 15th century, Dieric Bouts was a master of composition, technical precision, and spiritual messaging. But, as this innovative exhibition catalog suggests, he was also a shrewd commercial artist, successfully procuring important commissions, and expertly conveying religious devotion. Filled with new perspectives informed by the latest research, this volume explores how Bouts’ career was influenced by the cultural and political environment of his hometown of Leuven. Filled with luminous reproductions and photographs of Bouts’ most important paintings and altarpieces, it focuses on several in depth, including The Last Supper, The Triptych of the Descent from the Cross, The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus with Saints Jerome and Bernard, and Christ Crowned with Thorns. Refreshing and authoritative, this unconventional perspective on a painter who lived half a millennium ago is certain to surprise and satisfy scholars and fans of Bouts and of Renaissance artists in general.


Bind: hardback


Pages: 240


Dimensions: 245 x 292 mm


Publication Date: 01-12-2023


$135.00
DUE > 31st Mar 2024
Ten Poems About Journeys

ISBN: 9781913627171

Authors: Various, John Foggin    Publisher: Candlestick Press

This mini anthology is a celebration of the rich variety of ways in which we get ourselves from A to B. A long distance walk, a bike ride, a boat trip – all a...


This mini anthology is a celebration of the rich variety of ways in which we get ourselves from A to B. A long distance walk, a bike ride, a boat trip – all are here in language that captures the thrill of being en route. We meet cyclists pedalling with panniers around eastern France. Then there’s a rowdy train journey from Barrow to Sheffield; the passengers may be raucous but what is relished is the train’s “relentless pressing on”. Sheenagh Pugh’s poem wonders what might happen if a road had a mind of its own. Then again: “Who wants to know a story’s end, or where a road will go?” from ‘What if this road’ by Sheenagh Pugh Whether you’re a seasoned explorer or an armchair traveller, these poems offer the delight and excitement of being on the way to somewhere else. Poems by Jean Atkin, Jo Bell, Geoffrey Chaucer, David Constantine, John Foggin, Norman MacCaig, Michael McCarthy, Kim Moore, Sheenagh Pugh and Rabindranath Tagore.


Bind: paperback


Pages: 24


Dimensions: 163 x 217 mm


Publication Date: 01-08-2022


$15.99
Big Book of Quick Crosswords Book 3

ISBN: 9781913602284

Publisher: Richardson Publishing Group

Perfect for coffee breaks, commutes or relaxing at home, this bumper collection of 300 brand new Quick Crossword puzzles is guaranteed to provide you with hours...


Perfect for coffee breaks, commutes or relaxing at home, this bumper collection of 300 brand new Quick Crossword puzzles is guaranteed to provide you with hours of entertainment. Each puzzle is presented in a 13 x 13 grid on its own page. Printed in a portable paperback format meaning it can be taken with you on your travels or sit neatly on your bedside.


Bind: paperback


Pages: 352


Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm


Publication Date: 05-10-2023


$19.99
DUE > 31st Jan 2024
Big Book of Codewords 3

ISBN: 9781913602307

Publisher: Richardson Publishing Group

Perfect for coffee breaks, commutes or relaxing at home, this bumper collection of 300 brand new Codeword puzzles is guaranteed to provide you with hours of ent...


Perfect for coffee breaks, commutes or relaxing at home, this bumper collection of 300 brand new Codeword puzzles is guaranteed to provide you with hours of entertainment. Each puzzle is presented in a 13 x 13 grid on its own page. Printed in a portable paperback format meaning it can be taken with you on your travels or sit neatly on your bedside.


Bind: paperback


Pages: 352


Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm


Publication Date: 05-10-2023


$19.99
DUE > 31st Jan 2024
Continents of the World : Africa

ISBN: 9781922322395

Author: John Lesley    Publisher: Redback Publishing

Although Africa is now one single continent, there is a rift running through it that will one day tear it apart into two separate landmasses. Find out when this...


Although Africa is now one single continent, there is a rift running through it that will one day tear it apart into two separate landmasses. Find out when this will happen, and then delve into all the other fascinating facts about Africa that you always wanted to know.


Bind: hardback


Pages: 32


Dimensions: 223 x 277 mm


Publication Date: 01-10-2023


$34.99
DUE > 31st Jan 2024
Continents of the World : Australia

ISBN: 9781922322449

Author: John Lesley    Publisher: Redback Publishing

The continent of Australia is not the same as the nation of Australia, which is only a part of the whole continent. The other parts of the continent include the...


The continent of Australia is not the same as the nation of Australia, which is only a part of the whole continent. The other parts of the continent include the island of New Guinea, as well as a number of smaller islands and the island state of Tasmania. In this book, travel across all these places, and on the way find out about ancient rocks, erupting volcanoes and unique animals.


Bind: hardback


Pages: 32


Dimensions: 223 x 277 mm


Publication Date: 01-10-2023


$34.99
DUE > 31st Jan 2024
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