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This series celebrates the Bodleian Library's acquisition of Tom
Phillips's archive of over 50,000 photographic postcards dating
from the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which,
thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, 'ordinary' people
could afford to own their portraits. Each title in this series is
thematically assembled and designed by the artist, the covers
featuring a linked painting specially created for each title from
Tom Phillips's signature work, A Humument. Fantasy Travel shows
people sitting proudly and playfully in studio mock-ups of
aeroplanes, cars, speedboats and hot air balloons. Such modes of
transport were beyond the dreams of the average person in the early
twentieth century but the photographic studios allowed them to
indulge wild flights of fancy and take away the resulting
postcards.
The final edition of the late Tom Phillips's 'defining masterpiece
of postmodernism'. In 1966 the artist Tom Phillips discovered A
Human Document (1892), an obscure Victorian romance by W.H.
Mallock, and set himself the task of altering every page, by
painting, collage or cut-up techniques, to create an entirely new
version. Some of Mallock's original text remains intact and through
the illustrated pages the character of Bill Toge, Phillips's
anti-hero, and his romantic plight emerges. First published in
1973, A Humument - as Phillips titled his altered book - quickly
established itself as a cult classic. From that point, the artist
worked towards a complete revision of his original, adding new
pages in successive editions. That process is now finished. This
final edition presents an entirely new and complete version of A
Humument. It includes a revised Introduction by the late artist, in
which he reflects on the 50-year project, and 92 new illustrated
pages.
This series celebrates the Bodleian Library's acquisition of Tom
Phillips's archive of over 50,000 photographic postcards dating
from the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which,
thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, 'ordinary' people
could afford to own their portraits. Each title in this series is
thematically assembled and designed by the artist, the covers
featuring a linked painting specially created for each title from
Tom Phillips's signature work, A Humument. With an illuminating
foreword by Eric Musgrave, 'Menswear' presents postcards of men in
all manner of outfits, whether formal, practical or casual, dating
from around 1900 up to c. 1949. Most of the subjects are posing for
portraits, displaying both their individual style and an
interpretation of the fashions of the time. The rich variety of
accessories on display includes ties, gloves, pocket squares,
walking sticks, canes, boutonnieres and spats.
This title was first published in 2000. Most children enjoy drawing
and use it to express a wide range of experiences and emotions.
Drawing can offer an avenue of expression where words fail. So why
do many people stop drawing after the early school years? This is
an examination of the early work of John Everett Millais, Henri de
Toulouse-Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, Michael Rothenstein, Gerard
Hoffnung, Sarah Raphael and David Downes to investigate the reasons
why these artists were able to sustain and develop their drawing
skill and expressive potential while others failed. The close study
of these artists' early drawings reveals their sequences of
progress and their eventual achievement. The author, a former
President of the National Society for Education in Art and Design,
shares the experience of a lifetime's work in art education to
explore the mysteries of drawing fluency, its often precocious
beginnings, and the personal, social and cultural circumstances
which help or hinder its development.
To celebrate the acquisition of the archive of distinguished
artist Tom Phillips, the Bodleian Library asked the artist to
assemble and design a series of books drawing on his themed
collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass
the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks
to the ever cheaper medium of photography, ordinary people could
afford to purchase their own portraits. These portraits allowed
individuals to create and embellish their own self images,
presenting themselves as they wished to be seen within the trends
and social mores of their time. Each book in the series contains
two hundred images chosen from a visually rich vein of social
history. Their back covers also feature thematically linked
paintings, specially created for each title, from Phillips's
signature work, " A Humument." "Bicycles," as its title suggests,
documents the great age of the safety bicycle, which was welcomed
as a technology of emancipation for both women and men. Also
included are portraits of competitive racers and newly pedaling
toddlers. "
"These unique and visually stunning books offer a rich glimpse of
forgotten times and will be greatly valued by art and history
lovers alike. "These images are captivating visual vignettes. We
may not know who the subjects are, but the postcards offer us a
glimpse of their interests, their time, and their world. Tom
Phillips's exceptional collection gives us a fascinating chance to
retrieve something of these lives."--Sandy Nairne, Director,
National Portrait Gallery, London "Picture postcards from a century
ago capture unique moments in time and place and are a wonderful
social history record. Tom Phillips is adept at seeking out and
choosing amazingly evocative postcard images."--Brian Lund, editor,
"Picture Postcard Monthly"
Pathfinder's most-popular campaign ever returns in this massive new
hardcover compilation updated to the latest Pathfinder rules! In
this new, revised version of the classic Kingmaker Adventure Path
campaign, the Stolen Lands have long been the domain of bandits and
monsters, but no longer! Your party has been granted a charter to
explore these wilds, defeat its dangers, and build a brand new
nation. Yet not everyone will welcome you as new neighbors, and
powerful supernatural forces have their own plans for the region.
Can you defeat your kingdom's enemies and become leaders of one of
the greatest new nations in the world? This hardcover edition of
the Kingmaker Adventure Path contains: * All six chapters of the
original Kingmaker Adventure Path, expanded and updated for use
with Pathfinder Second Edition. * Hundreds of pages of new content
that expands the campaign to cover the full range of levels from 1
to 20. * Works with tie-in Bestiaries (sold separately) to allow
easy conversion to Pathfinder First Edition or the Fifth Edition
rules of the world's oldest roleplaying game! * Extensive rules for
building and running kingdoms, settlements, and armies, along with
narrative-based rules for resolving mass combat encounters. *
Eleven new alchemical items and spells to discover. * Sixteen new
monsters, ranging from mundane but dangerous wild animals to potent
supernatural threats that will challenge even the most powerful of
heroes.
To celebrate the acquisition of the Tom Phillips archive, the
Bodleian Library has asked the artist to assemble and design a
series of books drawing on his themed collection of over 50,000
photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of the
twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper
medium of photography, 'ordinary' people could afford to own their
portraits. Readers shows people reading (or pretending to read) a
wide variety of material from the Bible to Film Fun, either in the
photographer's studio, in their own home or holidaying on the
beach. Each book contains 200 images chosen with the eye of a
leading artist from a visually rich vein of social history. Their
covers will also feature a thematically linked painting, especially
created for each title, from Tom Phillips' signature work, A
Humument.
The Essential Minecraft Dungeons Guide is full of game-busting tips
and info on magic, weapons, combat skills, multiplayer tricks and
more. It's all you need to defeat the Arch-Illager and save the
day! No two games of Minecraft Dungeons are the same, so you're
going to need this independent and unofficial handbook to find out
everything about the best weapons, power-ups, items and strategies.
The book even includes a full list of enemies you'll encounter, so
you'll be completely prepared. No Minecraft Dungeons player should
venture into the darkness without it!
To celebrate the acquisition of the archive of distinguished artist
Tom Phillips, the Bodleian Library asked the artist to assemble and
design a series of books drawing on his themed collection of over
50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of
the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever
cheaper medium of photography, ordinary people could afford to own
portraits of themselves. Each of the books in the series contains
two hundred images chosen from a visually rich vein of social
history. Their covers also feature thematically linked paintings,
specially created for each title, from Phillips's signature work, "
A Humument."
"Women & Hats" explores the remarkable range found in the world
of millinery, from outrageous Edwardian creations to the inventive
austerities of World War II. Each of these unique and visually
stunning books give a rich glimpse of forgotten times and will be
greatly valued by art and history lovers alike.
From the Satanic Panic to the anti-vaxx movement, the moon landing to Pizzagate, it’s always been human nature to believe we’re being lied to by the powers that be (and sometimes, to be fair, we absolutely are).
But while it can be fun to indulge in a bit of Deep State banter on the group chat, recent times have shown us that some of these theories have taken on a life of their own – and in our dogged quest for the truth, it appears we might actually be doing it some damage.
In Conspiracy, Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge take us on a fascinating, insightful and often hilarious journey through conspiracy theories old and new, to try and answer a vital question for our times: how can we learn to log off the QAnon message boards, and start trusting hard evidence again?
This title was first published in 2000. Most children enjoy drawing
and use it to express a wide range of experiences and emotions.
Drawing can offer an avenue of expression where words fail. So why
do many people stop drawing after the early school years? This is
an examination of the early work of John Everett Millais, Henri de
Toulouse-Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, Michael Rothenstein, Gerard
Hoffnung, Sarah Raphael and David Downes to investigate the reasons
why these artists were able to sustain and develop their drawing
skill and expressive potential while others failed. The close study
of these artists' early drawings reveals their sequences of
progress and their eventual achievement. The author, a former
President of the National Society for Education in Art and Design,
shares the experience of a lifetime's work in art education to
explore the mysteries of drawing fluency, its often precocious
beginnings, and the personal, social and cultural circumstances
which help or hinder its development.
To celebrate the acquisition of the archive of distinguished
artist Tom Phillips, the Bodleian Library asked the artist to
assemble and design a series of books drawing on his themed
collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass
the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks
to the ever cheaper medium of photography, ordinary people could
afford to purchase their own portraits. These portraits allowed
individuals to create and embellish their own self images,
presenting themselves as they wished to be seen within the trends
and social mores of their time. Each book in the series contains
two hundred images chosen from a visually rich vein of social
history. Their back covers also feature thematically linked
paintings, specially created for each title, from Phillips's
signature work, " A Humument." "Weddings" captures all the
excitement and drama of the stages of the ceremony from
preparations to wedding vehicles to family and friends in lively
scenes in churches and homes. These unique and visually stunning
books offer a rich glimpse of forgotten times and will be greatly
valued by art and history lovers alike. "These images are
captivating visual vignettes. We may not know who the subjects are,
but the postcards offer us a glimpse of their interests, their
time, and their world. Tom Phillips's exceptional collection gives
us a fascinating chance to retrieve something of these
lives."--Sandy Nairne, Director, National Portrait Gallery, London
"Picture postcards from a century ago capture unique moments in
time and place and are a wonderful social history record. Tom
Phillips is adept at seeking out and choosing amazingly evocative
postcard images."--Brian Lund, editor, "Picture Postcard
Monthly"
'Uproarious . . . [Phillips and Elledge] pair the abundant good
humour of this book with a warning about the corrosive effects of
conspiracy theories' The Times From the Satanic Panic to the
anti-vaxx movement, the moon landing to Pizzagate, it's always been
human nature to believe we're being lied to by the powers that be
(and sometimes, to be fair, we absolutely are). But while it can be
fun to indulge in a bit of Deep State banter on the group chat,
recent times have shown us that some of these theories have taken
on a life of their own - and in our dogged quest for the truth, it
appears we might actually be doing it some damage. In Conspiracy,
Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge take us on a fascinating, insightful
and often hilarious journey through conspiracy theories old and
new, to try and answer a vital question for our times: how can we
learn to log off the QAnon message boards, and start trusting hard
evidence again? Praise for the Brief History series: 'Witty,
entertaining and slightly distressing... You should probably read
it' Sarah Knight, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a
F*ck 'Brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant' Jeremy Clarkson 'Very
funny' Mark Watson 'Both readable and entertaining' Telegraph
'Uproarious . . . [Phillips and Elledge] pair the abundant good
humour of this book with a warning about the corrosive effects of
conspiracy theories' The Times From the Satanic Panic to the
anti-vaxx movement, the moon landing to Pizzagate, it's always been
human nature to believe we're being lied to by the powers that be
(and sometimes, to be fair, we absolutely are). But while it can be
fun to indulge in a bit of Deep State banter on the group chat,
recent times have shown us that some of these theories have taken
on a life of their own - and in our dogged quest for the truth, it
appears we might actually be doing it some damage. In Conspiracy,
Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge take us on a fascinating, insightful
and often hilarious journey through conspiracy theories old and
new, to try and answer a vital question for our times: how can we
learn to log off the QAnon message boards, and start trusting hard
evidence again? Praise for the Brief History series: 'Witty,
entertaining and slightly distressing... You should probably read
it' Sarah Knight, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a
F*ck 'Brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant' Jeremy Clarkson 'Very
funny' Mark Watson 'Both readable and entertaining' Telegraph
'TOM PHILLIPS IS A VERY CLEVER, VERY FUNNY MAN' Greg Jenner This is
a book about TRUTH - and all the ingenious ways, throughout
history, that we've managed to avoid it. We live in a 'post-truth'
age, we're told. The US has a president who openly lies on a daily
basis (or who doesn't even know what's true, and doesn't care). The
internet has turned our everyday lives into a misinformation
battleground. People don't trust experts any more. But was there
ever really a golden age of truth-telling? As the editor of the
UK's leading independent fact-checker, Tom Phillips deals with
complete bollocks every day. Here, he tells the story of how we
humans have spent history lying to each other - and ourselves - and
asks an important question: how can humanity move towards a
truthier future? PRAISE FOR HUMANS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HOW WE
F*CKED IT ALL UP: 'F*cking brilliant' Sarah Knight, The
Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck 'Very funny' Mark Watson
'In dark times, it's reassuring to learn that we've always been a
bunch of clueless f*cking nitwits' Stuart Heritage, Don't Be a
Dick, Pete 'A light-touch history of moments when humans have got
it spectacularly wrong... Both readable and entertaining' Telegraph
Nestled within our green and pleasant land lies pockets of emerald
trees. Their roots search deep into the ground and the branches
reach high towards the sun. For centuries some of these have stood
watching and listening to the human creatures living among them,
hearing their stories and remembering. What mysteries could these
woodlands tell if the trees could speak? Stories of brave deeds and
foolish, star-crossed lovers, of monsters, giants and witches, hobs
and kings. Discover the secrets of our forests in this engaging
collection of folk tales.
How does a goddess become a witch? Why do the 9 o'clock horses roam
the streets of Leicester? Where can you find a bleeding gravestone?
And should you be afraid of the shag-dog? Everywhere has a story to
tell. Every building, road, forest and field. Some are true, some
are not. These stories have been passed down through the ages so
that we don't forget them, and now they are being passed on to you.
They will open your eyes to the wonders of what lies just around
the corner. You will become the keeper of these local tales.
Leicestershire Folk Tales for Children is a book to read on your
own, together or out loud. Bring our folk tales to life and let
them leap off the page.
Tom Phillips' first full-length collection navigates terrains which
range from Eastern Europe, Australia and the Home Counties to his
own back garden in Bristol. From the different perspectives these
vantage points offer, it unearths connections between chance
meetings and `big history', family stories and the state we're in.
It also looks at poetry itself as a ground on which to recreate -
and negotiate with - one thing that nobody can change: the past.
'This book is brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant. Apart from the
epilogue, which is idiotic' Jeremy Clarkson 'F*cking brilliant'
Sarah Knight AN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIVE AND
CATASTROPHIC F*CK-UPS OF HUMAN HISTORY In the seventy thousand
years that modern human beings have walked this earth, we've come a
long way. Art, science, culture, trade - on the evolutionary food
chain, we're real winners. But, frankly, it's not exactly been
plain sailing, and sometimes - just occasionally - we've managed to
really, truly, quite unbelievably f*ck things up. From Chairman
Mao's Four Pests Campaign, to the American Dustbowl; from the
Austrian army attacking itself one drunken night, to the world's
leading superpower electing a reality TV mogul as President... it's
pretty safe to say that, as a species, we haven't exactly grown
wiser with age. So, next time you think you've really f*cked up,
this book will remind you: it could be so much worse... FURTHER
PRAISE FOR HUMANS: 'Very funny' Mark Watson 'A light-touch history
of moments when humans have got it spectacularly wrong... Both
readable and entertaining' The Telegraph 'Chronicles humanity's
myriad follies down the ages with malicious glee and much wit ... a
rib-tickling page-turner' Business Standard 'A timely, irreverent
gallop through thousands of years of human stupidity' Nicholas
Griffin, Ping-Pong Diplomacy: The Secret History Behind the Game
That Changed the World
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