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Author : James Silk Buckingham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 862 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (923 download)
Download or read book The Athenæum written by James Silk Buckingham and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 860 pages
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Download or read book The Athenaeum written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Carew Hazlitt
Publisher : London : Ward & Downey
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Confessions of a Collector written by William Carew Hazlitt and published by London : Ward & Downey. This book was released on 1897 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : G. Woolliscroft Rhead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332122776
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (227 download)
Download or read book The Earthenware Collector (Classic Reprint) written by G. Woolliscroft Rhead and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Earthenware Collector As old as civilization it self, the art of the potter presents a kaleidoscope of alluring charm. To paraphrase the word of Alexandre Brongniart, no branch of industry, viewed in reference either to its history or its theory, or its practice, offers more that is interesting and fascinating, regarding alike its economic application and its artistic aspect, than does the fictile art; nor exhibits products more simple, more varied, and their frailty notwithstanding, more desirable. Of course the crude vessels of ancient times, as well as the more serviceable and scientifically more beautiful articles of to-day, exist primarily for one and the same object the use and convenience of man. The story of the potter and his technique has been told repeatedly, sometimes as a general survey and sometimes as a specialised branch of a widely extended subject, but notwithstanding the numerous books devoted to it there is always something new to be recorded, fresh pieces to describe, new points to advance and discuss. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Arthur Hayden
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Chats on English China written by Arthur Hayden and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Chats on English China" by Arthur Hayden is a fascinating exploration of English pottery and porcelain. Delving into the history, collectors, and decorative arts, this book offers an engaging overview of English earthware, making it a must-read for enthusiasts and those interested in the rich world of ceramics.
Author : Martin Farquhar Tupper
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book My Life as an Author written by Martin Farquhar Tupper and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1886 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ayako Ono
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136625038
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)
Download or read book Japonisme in Britain written by Ayako Ono and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan held a profound fascination for western artists in the latter half of the nineteenth century and the influence of Japonisme on western art was pervasive. Paradoxically, just as western artists were beginning to find inspiration in Japan and Japanese art, Japan was opening to the western world and beginning a process of thorough modernisation, some have said westernisation. The mastery of western art was included in the programme. This book examines the nineteenth century art world against this background and explores Japanese influences on four artists working in Britain in particular: the American James McNeill Whistler, the Australian Mortimer Menpes, and the 'Glasgow boys' George Henry and Edward Atkinson Hornel. Japonisme in Britian is richly illustrated throughout.
Author : Harold Newman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500281963
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (819 download)
Download or read book An Illustrated Dictionary of Silverware written by Harold Newman and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2,373 entries relating to British and North American wares, decorative techniques, styles, leading disigners and makers, principally from c. 1500 to the present.
Author : Mark Westgarth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000050629
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815-1850 written by Mark Westgarth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rather than the customary focus on the activities of individual collectors, The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815–1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects illuminates the less-studied roles played by dealers in the nineteenthcentury antique and curiosity markets. Set against the recent ‘art market turn’ in scholarly literature, this volume examines the role, activities, agency and influence of antique and curiosity dealers as they emerged in the opening decades of the nineteenth century. This study begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, when dealers began their wholesale importations of historical objects; it closes during the 1850s, after which the trade became increasingly specialised, reflecting the rise of historical museums such as the South Kensington Museum (V&A). Focusing on the archive of the early nineteenth-century London dealer John Coleman Isaac (c.1803–1887), as well as drawing on a wide range of other archival and contextual material, Mark Westgarth considers the emergence of the dealer in relation to a broad historical and cultural landscape. The emergence of the antique and curiosity dealer was part of the rapid economic, social, political and cultural change of early nineteenth-century Britain, centred around ideas of antiquarianism, the commercialisation of culture and a distinctive and evolving interest in historical objects. This book will be of interest to scholars in art history, histories of collecting, museum and heritage studies and nineteenth-century culture.
Author : Anthony Cross
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521552931
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (215 download)
Download or read book 'By the Banks of the Neva' written by Anthony Cross and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a unique and fascinating investigation into the lives and careers of the British in eighteenth-century Russia and, more specifically, into the development of a vibrant British community in St Petersburg during the city's first century of existence as the new capital of an ever-expanding Russian empire. Based on an extremely wide use of primary sources, particularly archival, from Britain and Russia, the book concentrates on the activities of the British within various fields such as commerce, the navy, the medical profession, science and technology and the arts, and ends with a broad survey of travellers and of travel accounts, many of them completely unknown. Also included are many attractive and unusual illustrations which help demonstrate the variety and character of Russia's British community.
Author : John Diprose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Some Account of the Parish of Saint Clement Danes (Westminster) Past and Present written by John Diprose and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Tallis
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book John Tallis's London Street Views, 1838-1840 written by John Tallis and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard De Bury
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486832465
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)
Download or read book The Philobiblon written by Richard De Bury and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Will always hold an honorable place for bibliophiles." — The University of Chicago Press One of the earliest treatises on the value of preserving neglected manuscripts, building a library, and book collecting, Richard De Bury's The Philobiblon was written in 1345 and circulated widely in manuscript form for over a century. The first printed edition appeared in Cologne in 1473, and several others soon followed as the invention of the printing press spread throughout the late Medieval world. The chapter titles of this legendary work reflect its nature, combining the author's love for and commitment to the importance of books and the knowledge they contain with thoughts on collecting them, lending them, teaching with them, and simply enjoying them: "That the Treasure of Wisdom is chiefly contained in books," "What we are to think of the price in the buying of books," "Who ought to be special lovers of books," and "Of the manner of lending all our books to students." The Prologue ends with the following thought: "And this treatise (divided into twenty chapters) will clear the love we have had for books from the charge of excess, will expound the purpose of our intense devotion, and will narrate more clearly than light all the circumstances of our undertaking. And because it principally treats of the love of books, we have chose after the fashion of the ancient Romans fondly to name it by a Greek word, Philobiblon." This volume offers modern bibliophiles a splendid edition of one of the first books ever to study, define, and, above all, praise their passion: the all-encompassing love of books.
Author : Henry Avray Tipping
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Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book English Homes written by Henry Avray Tipping and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur Hayden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (111 download)
Download or read book Spode and His Successors written by Arthur Hayden and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fergus Byrne
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473502934
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)
Download or read book More Lives Than One: The Extraordinary Life of Felix Dennis written by Fergus Byrne and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canny, infuriating, cynical and generous by turns, Felix Dennis was a true one-off. When he died in 2014 he was a multi-millionaire. Yet he spent his last months writing poetry and planting the millionth tree in his own forest in Warwickshire. Journalist Fergus Byrne got to know him well in this time and was granted exclusive access to Dennis's archives and papers. He found everything had been kept and, along with hours of interviews with girlfriends, family, staff and friends the world over, he has now written the only authorised biography of a man who described himself as lucky to have led several lives. His early rebellious days started with dropping out of grammar school, playing in a rock 'n' roll band, and being imprisoned (with Richard Neville and Jim Anderson) for charges of obscenity relating to a priapic Rupert Bear in the 'schoolkids' issue of the magazine Oz. The launch of Kung-Fu magazine, created when Dennis spotted a queue at a Leicester Square cinema for a Bruce Lee film, changed his fortunes. An industrious and self-destructive era then followed. He moved to America, added the magazines MacUser and Maxim to his portfolio, but also discovered crack, hookers and S & M. When his lifestyle led him to hospital, he gave up the drugs overnight and took to writing poetry. He acquired a mansion in Warwickshire, bought a much loved home in Mustique from rock star David Bowie, gave generously to charities, planted the largest broadleaf forest in Britain, and published several volumes of verse promoted by very well received readings nationwide. This is a hugely readable account of one of the most extraordinary characters of our time.
Author : Henry Raeburn
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021135704
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)
Download or read book Raeburn written by Henry Raeburn and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the artistry of Sir Henry Raeburn, one of Scotland's most celebrated portrait painters. This collection features a range of his works, from intimate family portraits to grand historical scenes. With insightful commentary and beautiful reproductions, this book is a treat for art lovers and history buffs alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
