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Designs of the World (Paperback)
Eva Wilson, Rebecca Jewell, Susan Bird, Susan Woodford, Ian Stead, …
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Discovery Miles 5 250
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British Museum Pattern books reproduce in intricate line drawings
the rich variety of patterns and designs which decorate art and
artefacts in the British Museum and beyond. In this edition, which
takes the most striking and intriguing designs from the collection,
the great diversity of artistic styles from around the globe is
illustrated. The designs are arranged by culture and a concise
introduction briefly discusses the historical background of each
culture and its designs. Useful information is provided in the
notes on the materials, techniques and sources of each design.
Featuring patterns from Ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome; Africa and
Oceania alongside Early Celtic, Islamic and Medieval art and
including designs taken from sculpture, pottery, metalwork,
textiles and jewellery and much more, this book is a wonderful
visual reference and an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration.
The Authors; Eva Wilson began work as a potter in Denmark and then
became draughtsman to the Archaeological Department of the
University of Lund, Sweden. Since 1955 she has worked as a
freelance illustrator of specialist and popular books on art and
archaeology. Rebecca Jewell formerly worked at the Museum of
Mankind, London, and at the Commonwealth Institute, London. She is
now a freelance illustrator. Susan Bird worked as the illustrator
in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British
Museum – a post she occupied for twenty years. She now works as a
freelance illustrator, ceramicist and painter. Ian Stead is an
Iron-Age specialist in the Department of Prehistoric and
Romano-British Antiquities at the British Museum, and author of
Celtic Art. Karen Hughes is an illustrator working in the
Department of Prehistoric and Romano- British Antiquities at the
British Museum.
The Salisbury Hoard is the most remarkable hoard of prehistoric
metalwork ever found in Britain, but knowledge of it was almost
lost with artefacts scattered by metal-detectorists, dealers,
auction houses and collectors. Thanks, however, to the dogged
persistence of Dr Stead well over half the hoard has now been
recovered and acquired by the British Museum, where it will be
displayed as one of the most important finds of the century. Ian
Stead's first-hand account has been widely hailed as one of the
most riveting books on archaeology ever published.
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