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Author : Daphne Foskett
Publisher : ACC Distribution
ISBN 13 : 9781851490639
Total Pages : 702 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Miniatures written by Daphne Foskett and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 1987 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The standard work of reference on Miniatures with helpful advice for the collector. Written by the
Author : Richard Chadwick
Publisher : Unicorn
ISBN 13 : 9781913491024
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Voyage Through Time written by Richard Chadwick and published by Unicorn. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Masis Collection is one of the most comprehensive privately owned assemblages of pocket watches in the world. Focusing on the watch as a work of art, it encompasses over four hundred years of the watchmaker's, enameller's and goldsmith's craft. This lavishly illustrated book takes the reader not only on a journey through the development of the mechanical watch, but for the first time, shows the artistic progression of watch case decoration in the fashionable styles that walked hand in hand with wider European artistic movements. Beginning with some of the earliest surviving portable timepieces, the Masis Collection includes watches that can be considered among the greatest European miniature works of art to ever be created.The collection is particularly rich in examples of gloriously painted Geneva enamels, particularly those of the Huaud family working in the baroque period. Its strength also lies in the breathtakingly beautiful enamel watches made for export to China and Turkey in the early years of the 19th century. This book aims to inform the reader not only of the richness and diversity of the Masis collection itself but to adequately display some of the watchmaking masterpieces that have enthralled their owners down the centuries.
Author : Oliver L. Gordon
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 256 pages
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Download or read book Fight it Out written by Oliver L. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roy Strong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Tudor & Jacobean Portraits written by Roy Strong and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chretien de Troyes
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300187580
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Yvain written by Chretien de Troyes and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1987-09-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. His courtly romances fathered the Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England as well as on the continent. Yet because of the difficulty of capturing his swift-moving style in translation, English-speaking audiences are largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems. Now, for the first time, an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chrétien’s major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral tenor; it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid. In addition, the psychological and the socio-historical perceptions of the poem are of profound literary and historical importance, for it evokes the emotions and the values of a flourishing, vibrant medieval past.
Author : Tarnya Cooper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781855144651
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (446 download)
Download or read book Elizabeth I & Her People written by Tarnya Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reign of Queen Elizabeth I, which spanned over forty years, was a time of economic stability, with outstanding successes in the fields of maritime exploration and defence. The period also saw a huge expansion in trade, the creation of new industries, a rise in social mobility, urban isation and the development of an extraordinary literary culture. Elizabeth I & Her People explores the stories of those individuals whose achievements brought about these changes in the context of an emerging national identity, as well as giving a fascina ting glimpse into their way of life through accessories and artefacts. The book, which accompanies a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, features portraits of the Queen and her courtiers, including explorers and sea captains such as Francis Drake and Martin Frobisher, statesmen and soldiers such as William Cecil, Lord Burghley and Christopher Hatton and enchanting portraits of the Queen's female courtiers such as Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury, and Elizabeth Vernon, Countes s of Southampton. However, from the mid - sixteenth - century interest in portraiture broadened, as members of a growing wealthy middle class sought to have their likenesses captured for posterity. The book includes intriguing lesser - known images of Elizabeth an merchants, lawyers, goldsmiths, butchers, calligraphers, playwrights and artists - all of whom contributed to the making of a nation and a new world power.
Author : Tarnya Cooper
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030011611X
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Searching for Shakespeare written by Tarnya Cooper and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the authenticity of the Chandos portrait and five others as true likenesses of playwright William Shakespeare, and explores Shakespeare's life and world, presenting and describing individual costumes, theater models, manuscripts, and maps from his time as well as portraits of his contemporaries.
Author : National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)
Publisher : Third Millennium Information
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Complete Illustrated Catalogue written by National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) and published by Third Millennium Information. This book was released on 2004 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This re-designed and fully updated and expanded edition of the National Portrait Gallery's Complete Illustrated Catalogue is a comprehensive listing of every painting, drawing, miniature, print, photograph and sculpture in the main collection." ... "The culmination of years of research, this exhaustive and authoritative catalogue includes over 10,500 entries, organised alphabetically by sitter and provides the title, date, attribution, media and acquisition details for every work. Portraits of the same subject by different artists and at different times can be compared." "An indispensable reference tool for scholars, researchers, historians and art historians, with over 8,000 illustrations, this catalogue now forms the largest printed survey of British portraiture in existence, a miniature National Portrait Gallery in itself."--Jacket.
Author : Tanya Bentley
Publisher : National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 13 : 9781855147188
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (471 download)
Download or read book Icons and Identities written by Tanya Bentley and published by National Portrait Gallery. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the outstanding collection of the National Portrait Gallery, this volume celebrates the variety and complexity of portraiture The National Portrait Gallery holds the world's most extensive collection of portraits: a museum of people, a gallery of stories and ideas, and a home of artistic masterpieces. Icons and Identitiesdraws together icons from Shakespeare to Audrey Hepburn alongside less well-known sitters that provide insight into the representation of identity in portraits. It also includes some intriguing surprises to reflect the diversity of the National Portrait Gallery's collection and to introduce audiences around the world to exceptional portraits of many kinds. Icons and Identitiesshows how artists, working across mediums, have revealed the visually stimulating and intellectually vibrant tradition of portrait making. The book is structured around a series of key themes and each section includes a selection of works from a range of periods. Artists include: Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Andy Warhol, Marlene Dumas and Shirin Neshat.
Author : Stephen Lloyd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection written by Stephen Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrait Miniatures from the Merchistion Collection is the fifth in a series of titles which examines the portrait miniature. This collection, which has never been on public display, was assembled on the London art market during the 1970s and 1980s. Scottish miniaturists from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries are particularly well represented with fine works by Scouler, Bogle, and Skirving and Sir William Charles Ross. Of outstanding interest is Nicholas Hilliard's matching pair of tiny lockets of Queen Elizabeth and her admirer Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Stephen Lloyd's essay discusses the formation of the collection and the impact of the invention of photography on the art of miniature painting. It also explores the social history of the miniature. Twenty of the key works are illustrated in colour, with extended captions, and a complete list of the collection is also included.
Author : Tarnya Cooper
Publisher : National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 13 : 9781855144859
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (448 download)
Download or read book National Portrait Gallery written by Tarnya Cooper and published by National Portrait Gallery. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A national pantheon of the greatest names in British history and culture, the collections of the National Portrait Gallery contain more than 11,000 paintings, sculptures and works on paper and over a quarter of a million photographs. There are kings and queens, courtiers and courtesans, politicians and poets, soldiers and scientists, artists and writers, philosophers and film stars individuals from every sphere. This book presents a broad selection of the personalities that have shaped the last four centuries of British life, from Elizabeth I to David Beckham, from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney, portrayed by artists as diverse as Hans Holbein, David Bailey, Joshua Reynolds and Paula Rego. Special features ... provide insights into particular areas of the Collection, and an introductory essay explains the history and purpose of this great public institution"--Publisher's description.
Author : Samuel Taylor 1772-1834 Coleridge
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019701492
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (14 download)
Download or read book The Fall of Robespierre. An Historic Drama written by Samuel Taylor 1772-1834 Coleridge 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: This stirring play depicts the tumultuous events surrounding the downfall of Maximilien Robespierre during the French Revolution. With vivid language and unforgettable characters, Southey and Coleridge bring to life one of the most dramatic moments in European history. 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.
Author : Bennett H Wall
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015031500
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)
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Author : Breyten Breytenbach
Publisher : Farrar Straus & Giroux
ISBN 13 : 9780374279356
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (793 download)
Download or read book The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist written by Breyten Breytenbach and published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of Breytenbach's seven years in South Africa's prisons - two of them in solitary confinement - this book captures the full horror of life in one of the worst penal systems in the world.
Author : Walter Arthur Copinger
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
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Download or read book The Manors of Suffolk: The hundreds of Samford, Stow, and Thedwestry written by Walter Arthur Copinger and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Great Britain. Court of King's Bench
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Total Pages : 538 pages
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Author : Walter Arthur Copinger
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
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Download or read book The Manors of Suffolk: The hundreds of Carlford and Colneis, Cosford and Hartismere written by Walter Arthur Copinger and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
