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An evocative childhood memoir by the much-loved illustrator of
"Winnie the Pooh" and "The Wind in the Willows". In this
autobiography, E.H. Shepard describes a classic Victorian
childhood. Shepard grew up in the 1880s in Saint John's Wood with
his brother and sister. He was surrounded by domestic servants and
maiden aunts, in a an age when horse-drawn buses and hansom cabs
crowded the streets. Recalling this time with charm and humour,
Shepard illustrates these scenes in his own distinctive style.
A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more
at www.luminosoa.org. From fashion sketches of smartly dressed
Shanghai dandies in the 1920s, to multipanel drawings of refugee
urbanites during the war against Japan, to panoramic pictures of
anti-American propaganda rallies in the early 1950s, the
polymorphic cartoon-style art known as manhua helped define China's
modern experience. Manhua Modernity offers a richly illustrated,
deeply contextualized analysis of these illustrations across the
lively pages of popular pictorial magazines that entertained,
informed, and mobilized a nation through a half century of
political and cultural transformation. In this compelling media
history, John Crespi argues that manhua must be understood in the
context of the pictorial magazines that hosted them, and in turn
these magazines must be seen as important mediators of the modern
urban experience. Even as times changed-from interwar-era
consumerism to war-time mobilization to Mao-style propaganda-the
art form adapted to stay on the cutting edge of both politics and
style.
The only book of its kind, Saturday's Kids is a visual history book
tracking and defining UK subcultures, rendered by minimalist
illustrator Marcus Reed. Reed's first and only book, Saturday's
Kids offers a roadmap from the eighties through the turn of the
century to today.
A Star Wars authority deepens and extends our appreciation of the
Star Wars galaxy with this imaginative "history" featuring striking
full-color artwork-created exclusively for this entertaining
volume-that examines the persuasive messages used to intimidate and
inspire the citizenry of the galaxy far, far away...A Star
Destroyer hovering over a planet, symbolizing Imperial domination.
An X-wing delivering a message of resistance and hope on behalf of
the Rebellion. A line of armed, faceless First Order stormtroopers
promoting unity. These are all examples of propaganda used by the
Empire to advocate strength and maintain fear, and by the Rebel
Alliance to inspire hope and win support for the fight. Star Wars
Propaganda takes fans into the beloved epic story as never before,
bringing the battle between these two sides to life in a fresh and
brilliant way. Star Wars Propaganda includes fifty dazzling pieces
of art representing all seven episodes-including material related
to Star Wars: The Force Awakens-specially produced for this
companion volume. Each page combines an original image and a short
description detailing its "history:" the in-world "artist" who
created it (either willingly or through coercion), where in the
Star Wars galaxy it appeared, and why that particular location was
targeted. Packaged in a beautifully designed case and written by a
franchise expert and insider, Star Wars Propaganda also includes
ten removable art prints, and is sure to become a keepsake for
every fan and graphic artist as well.
Art Sleeves is a time capsule of visual art and music culture as
shown through the most important record covers designed by visual
artists and graphic designers in the past forty years. This tightly
curated collection of covers chosen includes works with significant
cultural impact as well as collaborations that themselves created
cultural fascination. The eclectic roster of visual artist-musician
collaborations presented spans art and musical genres as well as
generations, including Ryan McGinley for Sigur Ros, Kara Walker for
Arto Lindsay, Peter Saville for Joy Division, Barbara Kruger for
Growing Up Skipper, Jeff Koons for Lady Gaga, Tauba Auerbach for
Glasser, and Stanley Donwood for Radiohead, to name a few. From
postmodernist paintings and minimalism to collage and photography,
as well as New Wave, emo, pop, and punk, the albums chosen present
a bright and rich visual and cultural history. This inspiring
volume celebrates this long creative tradition of visual
artist-musician collaborations and, just like a perfect album, it
will be treasured by art, music, and record lovers alike.
This is the fifth in a series of catalogues that present descriptions and complete cycles of illustrations of all existing manuscripts of the "Commentary on the Apocalypse" written by the 8th-century Spanish monk Beatus. The entire corpus, which spans the 9th to the 13th century, constitutes the greatest single tradition of Apocalyptic writing in the Middle Ages. All illustrations in these six manuscripts are reproduced and each catalogue entry discusses the location of production, the work of the outstanding illuminators and scribes, as well as details of codicology. A short introduction places the manuscripts in their historical context and analyzes the style of the miniatures. The volume includes a bibliography, relevant tables, and an index.
Alice was created by British mathematician, photographer, and
writer Lewis Carroll, inspired by the daughter of some friends.
Carroll fantasized about taking the child to a parallel-reality
world which he called "Wonderland". Alice has inspired movies,
songs, video games, and all kinds of books. The book is a tribute
to this fanciful girl and all the friends she meets along the way,
including the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, and the Mad Hatter.
Each character shines in their own right and reveals its unique
personality in each encounter with Alice. Twenty-eight illustrators
offer us a personal version of each character, revealing something
more of their art and aesthetic. Have a happy, creative journey to
wonderland!
This is a fascinating look at one of the world's most important and
renowned 12th-century manuscripts. The St. Albans Psalter is one of
the most important, famous, and puzzling books produced in
12th-century England. It was probably created between 1120 and 1140
at St. Albans Abbey. The manuscript's powerfully drawn figures and
saturated colours are distinct from those in previous Anglo-Saxon
painting and signal the arrival of the Romanesque style of
illumination in England. Although most 12th-century prayer books
were not illustrated, the St. Albans Psalter includes more than 40
full-page illuminations and over 200 historiated initials.
Decorated with gold and precious colours, the psalter offers a
display unparalleled by any other English manuscript to survive
from the time. In 2012, scholars conservators, and scientists at
the J. Paul Getty Musesum conducted a close examination of the
Psalter, gathering new evidence challenging several prevailing
assumptions about this richly illustrated manuscript.
Rock on: From Elvis to Nirvana: the most important record covers in
rock history Album art is indelibly linked to our collective
musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums, you
picture the covers. Many photographers, illustrators, and art
directors have become celebrities from their album artworks the
best examples of which will go down in history as permanent
fixtures in popular culture. Paying tribute to this art form, Rock
Covers brings you a compilation that includes 600 remarkable
covers, from legendary to rare record releases. Artists as varied
as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, The
Cure, Iron Maiden, and Sonic Youth are all gathered together here
in celebration of the covers that defined their albums. Each cover
is accompanied by a fact sheet listing the art director,
photographer/illustrator, year, label, and more. Two hundred
special records that changed the course of history, for either the
band, the artist, or the music genre, are specially highlighted
with short descriptions. Five professionals who made and shaped the
history of rock share insider information in featured interviews
while 10 leading rock DJs seal the deal with top-10 favorite record
playlists."
One of the major examples of 14th-century English illumination, the
Psalter of Robert de Lisle is among the outstanding treasures in
the British Library. The new paperback edition includes the
complete illustration cycle reproduced in colour, each miniature
being accompanied by the same detailed introductory text as in the
original edition. The illustrations are preceded by a compre-
hensive introduction treating the style and iconography of the
miniatures in the context of contemporary English painting,
analysing the pictorial and textual components of the unusual and
elaborate moral and theological dia- grams, and offering
conclusions about patronage, date and provenance. An appendix
provides a handlist of more than thirty manuscripts containing the
same group of diagrams, known as the Speculum theologie, with a
group of additional copies research since the first edition. This
edition also has a new preface and postscript which evaluate recent
research bearing on the manuscript, as well as an updated
bibliography. 'The Psalter is one of the masterpieces of English
Gothic Illumination from the first half of the four- teenth century
... Sandler's book is a welcome contribution to the Literature.'
The new paperback edition on one of the major examples of
14th-century English illumination, the Psalter of Robert de Lisle,
includes the complete illustration cycle reproduced in colour, as
well as a comprehensive introduction treating the style and
iconography of the miniatures in the context of contemporary
English painting.
One of the most admired medical books of the Middle Ages, Medicina
Antiqua is a compendium of popular Late Antique texts brought
together in the 6th century. It contains writings on herbs and
materia medica by authors heavily reliant on the works of Pliny and
Dioscorides. Of the 50 surviving copies of this influential
miscellany produced before the end of the Middle Ages, the present
manuscripts is one of the most enticing. Executed in Southern Italy
in the firt half of the 13th century, it is beautiful illustrated
in vibrant body colour with plants, animals and scenes of medical
treatments, faithfully drawn after late antique models. The
facsimile of the complete manuscript is followed by an essay which
sets the manuscript in the context of the history of medicine.
Codicological information is also provided and all plants and
animals are identified.
This text explains, historically and with illustrations, the origins and momentum of the German art movement of Ottonian book illumination. It shows through this movement how religion and political ideology were intertwined in Ottonian culture from about 950 to 1050.;Besides dealing with such great imperial books as the "Gospel Book of Otto III" and the "Pericopes Book of Henry II", as well as other liturgical manuscripts, this volume discusses the great art-loving bishops like Egbert of Trier and Bernard of Hildesheim, whose aims and personalities are expressed in the books they commissioned. The most important art centres of the Ottonian Empire - Reichenau, Cologne, Fulda and Corvey - are also discussed.
This text explains, historically and with illustrations, the origins and momentum of the German art movement of Ottonian book illumination. It shows through this movement how religion and political ideology were intertwined in Ottonian culture from about 950 to 1050.;Besides dealing with such great imperial books as the "Gospel Book of Otto III" and the "Pericopes Book of Henry II", as well as other liturgical manuscripts, this volume discusses the great art-loving bishops like Egbert of Trier and Bernard of Hildesheim, whose aims and personalities are expressed in the books they commissioned. The most important art centres of the Ottonian Empire - Reichenau, Cologne, Fulda and Corvey - are also discussed.
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