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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Nature in art, still life, landscapes & seascapes

The Frog Whisperer - Portraits & Stories (Paperback): Tom Cuchara The Frog Whisperer - Portraits & Stories (Paperback)
Tom Cuchara
R651 R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Save R112 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Wild Herd - A Vanishing American Treasure (Hardcover): Deborah Kalas The Wild Herd - A Vanishing American Treasure (Hardcover)
Deborah Kalas
R1,852 R1,494 Discovery Miles 14 940 Save R358 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Curious Beasts - Animal Prints from the British Museum (Paperback): Alison E. Wright Curious Beasts - Animal Prints from the British Museum (Paperback)
Alison E. Wright 1
R310 R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Save R66 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Camelopard, The Monstrous Pig, The Famous Porcupine, Durer's Rhinoceros: these are but a few of the beautiful and bizarre creatures that feature in this delightful book. In the visual arts of the fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries in Europe, animals were understood in relation to the human world, whether as animals of the farm, estate or household, beasts of burden or as diversions in menageries and travelling shows. At the same time, rapidly increasing investigation of the natural world engaged artists in the problems of accurate representation: prints were particularly important in distributing natural historical information (or misinformation) across a wide, international audience. This beautifully illustrated book explores perceptions of the natural world as seen through the eyes of imaginative artists: works by Goya, Stubbs and Bewick stand alongside prints by lesser-known artists, each selected for its graphic strength, charm and narrative interest. Featured are natural history studies, masterpieces from the British Museum's exceptional collection of classical old master prints, book illustrations, satires and popular prints to beautifully capture the diversity and appeal of early modern print culture. Visually stunning, entertaining and intriguing, this book explores humankind's enduring curiosity about the animal world.

DragonArt: How to Draw Fantastic Dragons and Fantasy Creatures (Paperback, 9th edition): Jessica Peffer DragonArt: How to Draw Fantastic Dragons and Fantasy Creatures (Paperback, 9th edition)
Jessica Peffer
R472 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Save R95 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Nothing makes a fantasy fan's imagination catch fire like the dragon, one of the most enduringly popular beasts of legend. Now, with DragonArt, readers can learn how to bring these mythical creatures to life, with: More than 30 lessons broken down into simple colour-coded steps, from basic shapes, to details including claws and wings, to spectacular finished dragons and beasts Full-coloured illustrations to captivate and inspire readers A playful, engaging text that includes "historical facts about dragons" Additional step-by-step demonstrations covering other fantasy creatures, such as wyverns, basilisks and gargoyles Extra hints, tips & tricks provided by DragonArt's dragon mascot, Dolosus With the tips and suggestions in DragonArt, fantasy lovers can let their imaginations soar.

Nature Painting by Numbers - With 30 Wonderful Images to Complete. Includes Guide to Mixing Paints (Paperback): David Woodroffe Nature Painting by Numbers - With 30 Wonderful Images to Complete. Includes Guide to Mixing Paints (Paperback)
David Woodroffe
R393 R340 Discovery Miles 3 400 Save R53 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Art and Protest - The Role of Art during the Campaign which led to the New Forest Act (1877) (Paperback): Charlotte Yeldham Art and Protest - The Role of Art during the Campaign which led to the New Forest Act (1877) (Paperback)
Charlotte Yeldham; Preface by Tim Craven; Afterword by Jonathan Spencer
R1,330 R1,029 Discovery Miles 10 290 Save R301 (23%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Following official protection of natural environments for public benefit in Fontainebleau Forest in France (1861) and in Yosemite (1864) and Yellowstone (1872) in the USA, the New Forest Act of 1877 marked the first major instance in Britain. Art and artists were involved in this achievement to a greater extent than in all preceding cases. For the first time, and within an ecocritical framework, this study examines the role played by art during the previous anti-enclosure campaign - highlighting both the hitherto-unacknowledged extent of German influence in terms of the original artistic initiative and of German artists' participation in the cause, as well as the significance of connections between landscape art of the day and priorities of the early Open Spaces movement. Ecocriticism in art history With works by the German and British artists George Bouverie Goddard, Wilhelm Kumpel, Alfred Pizzi Newton, Wilhelm Trautschold, Edmund George Warren

Abandoned Eastern Pennsylvania - Remnants of History (Paperback): Cindy Vasko Abandoned Eastern Pennsylvania - Remnants of History (Paperback)
Cindy Vasko
R615 R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Save R108 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
New Forest Birds (Paperback): Chris Packham New Forest Birds (Paperback)
Chris Packham
R623 R495 Discovery Miles 4 950 Save R128 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Rembrandt - Landschaftszeichnungen / Landscape Drawings (Hardcover): Achim Gnann Rembrandt - Landschaftszeichnungen / Landscape Drawings (Hardcover)
Achim Gnann
R1,780 Discovery Miles 17 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Indian Botanical Art - an illustrated history (Hardcover): Martyn Rix Indian Botanical Art - an illustrated history (Hardcover)
Martyn Rix
R800 R662 Discovery Miles 6 620 Save R138 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The book brings together and shows for the first time ever striking botanical art of Indian origin spanning a period of three hundred years, focussing in particular on the 18th and 19th centuries. Drawn mostly from original works held in the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, some of the paintings have never been published before. They showcase not only the wealth of the Indian sub-continent flora but the richness and variety of artworks, commissioned from mostly unknown Indian artists, who made a substantial contribution to the documentation of plants of economic, ornamental and cultural importance.

Impressionist Cats (Paperback): Susan Herbert Impressionist Cats (Paperback)
Susan Herbert
R240 Discovery Miles 2 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Cats playing a quiet game of cards, cats at the ballet, cats having a leisurely lunch on the grass, cats boating on the river... Here are the quintessential Impressionist cats, painted with vivid, joyous colours in their favourite haunts, at their ease in various ordinary activities. With their pensive, brooding expressions, cats lend themselves perfectly to reimagining the great works of the Impressionist masters, whether strolling among Monet's wild poppies, sitting in Mary Cassatt's loge at the opera, or even enjoying a Sunday dance at Renoir's Bougival. They can be charming or steeped in mute despair, vulgar or lovingly maternal, bourgeois or intellectual - but they are always Impressionist cats, caught as if by the camera, spontaneous and unprepared.

The Bravest Sandpiper (Hardcover): Richard Harmon The Bravest Sandpiper (Hardcover)
Richard Harmon
R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Forest Friends QuickNotes (Cards): Maria Carluccio Forest Friends QuickNotes (Cards)
Maria Carluccio
R281 R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Save R18 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Send greetings to loved ones with the friendly forest creatures in this set of delightful boxed notecards. It's the perfect gift for animal lovers. Our best-selling QuickNotes are smaller than notecards but large enough to convey personal greetings, thank-yous and invitations. 20 notecards, 5 each of 4 images. 20 envelopes. Magnetic closure. Sturdy, reuseable box, ideal for keepsakes.

How to Draw Animals for Beginners - 40 Drawings with Step-by-Step Instructions (Paperback): Keep 'em Busy Books How to Draw Animals for Beginners - 40 Drawings with Step-by-Step Instructions (Paperback)
Keep 'em Busy Books
R354 R297 Discovery Miles 2 970 Save R57 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Compostion - Composition of Compost (Hardcover): Stefan Szczelkun Compostion - Composition of Compost (Hardcover)
Stefan Szczelkun
R664 R553 Discovery Miles 5 530 Save R111 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Insect Artifice - Nature and Art in the Dutch Revolt (Hardcover): Marisa Anne Bass Insect Artifice - Nature and Art in the Dutch Revolt (Hardcover)
Marisa Anne Bass
R1,651 R1,446 Discovery Miles 14 460 Save R205 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How the nature illustrations of a Renaissance polymath reflect his turbulent age This pathbreaking and stunningly illustrated book recovers the intersections between natural history, politics, art, and philosophy in the late sixteenth-century Low Countries. Insect Artifice explores the moment when the seismic forces of the Dutch Revolt wreaked havoc on the region's creative and intellectual community, compelling its members to seek solace in intimate exchanges of art and knowledge. At its center is a neglected treasure of the late Renaissance: the Four Elements manuscripts of Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), a learned Netherlandish merchant, miniaturist, and itinerant draftsman who turned to the study of nature in this era of political and spiritual upheaval. Presented here for the first time are more than eighty pages in color facsimile of Hoefnagel's encyclopedic masterwork, which showcase both the splendor and eccentricity of its meticulously painted animals, insects, and botanical specimens. Marisa Anne Bass unfolds the circumstances that drove the creation of the Four Elements by delving into Hoefnagel's writings and larger oeuvre, the works of his friends, and the rich world of classical learning and empirical inquiry in which he participated. Bass reveals how Hoefnagel and his colleagues engaged with natural philosophy as a means to reflect on their experiences of war and exile, and found refuge from the threats of iconoclasm and inquisition in the manuscript medium itself. This is a book about how destruction and violence can lead to cultural renewal, and about the transformation of Netherlandish identity on the eve of the Dutch Golden Age.

Dogstrology - Unlock The Secrets Of The Stars With Dogs (Hardcover): Luna Malcolm Dogstrology - Unlock The Secrets Of The Stars With Dogs (Hardcover)
Luna Malcolm
R488 R442 Discovery Miles 4 420 Save R46 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A delightfully quirky, cute, and funny guide to horoscopes told through adorable dog photographs.

With the help of a collection of sweet and hilarious dog pictures, Dogstrology will unlock all the secrets of the stars that you need to know, including:

  • Each of the signs at their best and worst (and the perfect pup to illustrate them)
  • The common traits of each element and modality in the zodiac
  • What do you and your "sister sign" have in common? Find out, with the perfect dog photo to complement it.
  • And of course: the right dog for you, based on your star sign!
Pet Laughs a Picture Book In Large Print For Adults And Seniors (Paperback): Nevads Thornton Pet Laughs a Picture Book In Large Print For Adults And Seniors (Paperback)
Nevads Thornton
R354 R288 Discovery Miles 2 880 Save R66 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Cottagecore Coloring Book - Coloring Pages of Cottages, Wildflowers, and the Pastoral Lifestyle (Paperback): Editors of... The Cottagecore Coloring Book - Coloring Pages of Cottages, Wildflowers, and the Pastoral Lifestyle (Paperback)
Editors of Ulysses Press
R272 R228 Discovery Miles 2 280 Save R44 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wild Flowers of North America - Botanical Illustrations by  Mary Vaux Walcott (Hardcover): Pamela Henson Wild Flowers of North America - Botanical Illustrations by Mary Vaux Walcott (Hardcover)
Pamela Henson
R1,378 Discovery Miles 13 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Now available in a new, large single volume with an appendix also listing the modern plant names, this classic collection by "the Audubon of botany" features more than 250 exquisite reproductions of Walcott's celebrated watercolors of wildflower life in the United States of America and Canada. Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution What does it take to paint a wildflower that blooms for a single day in a deep forest? For Mary Vaux Walcott, it involved spending up to seventeen hours a day out of doors with her paintbox to capture the shape, movement, and colors of delicate petals and leaves. Originally published in 1925 to enormous acclaim in five, oversized volumes, Walcott's sketches introduced the diversity and beauty of North American plants to the general public. A selection of some of the most stunning illustrations are now available in a single volume, these illustrations have lost none of their beauty or realism. Walcott's technique involved precise attention to detail, color, light, and perspective. Her art can also be appreciated as the work of a woman scientist battling the prejudices against her sex of the day. She was an intrepid explorer, skilled geologist, and generous benefactor to the Smithsonian Institution at a time when women's accomplishments were often overlooked or misattributed. As inspirational and informative as they are a pleasure for the eyes, this bouquet of nature's fleeting gifts is a lasting treasure of botanic and scientific artistry.

Lyrics of Lockdown - A Shamanic Journey of SoulShare (Hardcover): Vicki Bamber Lyrics of Lockdown - A Shamanic Journey of SoulShare (Hardcover)
Vicki Bamber
R436 R80 Discovery Miles 800 Save R356 (82%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Lyrics of Lockdown - A Shamanic Journey of SoulShare (Paperback): Vicki Bamber Lyrics of Lockdown - A Shamanic Journey of SoulShare (Paperback)
Vicki Bamber
R329 R55 Discovery Miles 550 Save R274 (83%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Watercolour Flower Portraits (Paperback): Billy Showell Watercolour Flower Portraits (Paperback)
Billy Showell
R418 R346 Discovery Miles 3 460 Save R72 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"The book is packed with step-by-step guides on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and clever compositions, it is an invaluable source of ideas for anyone wanting to develop their flower painting skills." - SAA Billy Showell's exquisite and technically brilliant watercolour flower portraits are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book. First published in 2009 and now back by popular demand in paperback, it provides the reader with valuable information on the brushes, paints, paper and other equipment they need, together with detailed guidance on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and composition. Learn how to paint white flowers, leaves and stems; add shadows; and create stamen, carpels, veins and texture. The book finishes with four stunning step-by-step projects to practice and consolidate your newly-acquired skills. This is an invaluable source of information and inspiration for anyone who wants to develop their flower painting skills.

Pasta For Nightingales - A 17th-century handbook of bird-care and folklore (Hardcover): Helen Macdonald Pasta For Nightingales - A 17th-century handbook of bird-care and folklore (Hardcover)
Helen Macdonald 1
R470 R372 Discovery Miles 3 720 Save R98 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Ireland - Travel Book of Ireland (Hardcover, Travel ed.): Elyse Booth Ireland - Travel Book of Ireland (Hardcover, Travel ed.)
Elyse Booth
R825 Discovery Miles 8 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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