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100 Treasures of Buckingham Palace
by Tom Parsons  Synopsis A unique selection of one hundred of the most important works of art from the Royal Collection, owned by the Queen of England, from paintings and drawings to furniture, porcelain, silver, sculpture, jewelry and more. Most are on public display or in use...
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Men at Work: Art and Labour in Victorian Britain
by Tim Barringer Publisher Comments For artists of the increasingly mechanized Victorian age, questions about the meaning and value of labour presented a series of urgent problems: Is work a moral obligation or a religious duty? Must labour be the preserve of men alone? Does the amount of...
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The Lure of the East: British Orientalist Painting
by Nicholas (edt) Tromans Publisher Comments With its unprecedented focus on the history of Orientalism in British art, this handsome book places the British within the story of how the genre was established in the 19th century--a story heretofore dominated by the French. Featuring both well-known...
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100 Best Paintings in London
by Geoffrey Smith Publisher Comments Essential guide to the cream of the great public collections in London....
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The Thames and Hudson Encyclopedia of British Art
by David Bindman Synopsis Surveys the history of British art and discusses important artists, movements, and periods....
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A Picture History of the Grenville Family
by Lindsey Stainton Synopsis In this exquisite gift book, Mary Yelloly's watercolors depict life in the English countryside, where the imaginary Grenville family, invented by Mary, spends its days playing games, taking walks, and enjoying carriage rides. Assisted by her "Nanna" and...
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Henry Peacham S Manuscript Emblem Bks #5 (Index Emblematicus)
by Alan R Young Synopsis Rooted in the Renaissance, "emblems" typically consisted of a combination of motto, picture, and poem, and were used to expound an ethical or moral truth. THE MANUSCRIPT EMBLEM BOOKS OF HENRY PEACHAM is a collection of four emblem manuscripts by the...
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The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration, 1800-2007
by Fiona Nickerson Synopsis A comprehensive pictorial survey of more than a century of British book illustration...
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English Art, 1860-1914: Modern Artists and Identity (Issues in Art History)
by D P Corbett Book News Annotation The question of modernism and whether it applies to English art is the topic of this collection of essays, first presented at the July 1997 conference at the U. of York. The writers consider various issues, many concerning the artist's place in...
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Design & the Decorative Arts: Tudor and Stuart Britain 1500-1714 (Design & the Decorative Arts)
by Michael Snodin Publisher Comments For collectors, dealers, and antiques enthusiasts, these three well-priced paperbacks provide a fascinating picture of design and the decorative arts in Tudor-Stuart, Georgian, and Victorian Britain. Drawn from the acclaimed one-volume book "Design & the...
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Victorians: British Painting, 1837-1901
by Malcolm Warner Publisher Comments J.M.W. Turner, John Everett Millais, Ford Madox Brown, Edward Burne-Jones, James Tissot, and William Holman Hunt are among the great Victorian painters whose work is showcased in this elegant volume, which accompanies an exhibition opening in February...
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British Modern: Graphic Design Between the Wars
by Steven Heller Publisher Comments The newest addition to the Art Deco series, British Modern is the first to focus on Great Britain's contribution. An essential resource for graphic artists, designers, and anyone interested in advertising or art history, British Modern contains over 200...
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The Turner Prize and British Art
by Katharine Stout Publisher Comments Established in 1984 to draw greater public attention to contemporary art, the Turner Prize has both reflected and informed the popular reception of new British art around the world. This discussion between Turner Prize-winner Grayson Perry, Orange Prize -...
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The New English: A History of the New English Art Club
by Kenneth Mcconkey Publisher Comments In 1886 the New English Art Club was founded by Sargent, Whistler, Pissarro, and other artists as a direct reaction to the conservatism of the Royal Academy. Based on the principles of Impressionism, the club attracted the most advanced painters of the...
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Art in a City: Revised Edition
by John Willett Publisher Comments Originally published in 1967, John Willett’s classic Art in a City is an exceptionally comprehensive summation of the visual arts in Liverpool. Willett’s survey stands as a milestone in our understanding of urban arts movements—a unique...
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Bloomsbury at Home
by Pamela Todd Synopsis In her tenth book, Todd describes the lives, relationships, and homes of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, the Bells, Dora Carrington, Lytton Strachey, and various other members of the Bloomsbury group. She includes quotations from diaries, letters, and...
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Design & the Decorative Arts: Victorian Britain 1837-1901 (Design & the Decorative Arts)
by Michael Snodin Publisher Comments For collectors, dealers, and antiques enthusiasts, these three well-priced paperbacks provide a fascinating picture of design and the decorative arts in Tudor-Stuart, Georgian, and Victorian Britain. Drawn from the acclaimed one-volume book "Design & the...
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This Enchanted Isle: The Neo-Romantic Vision from William Blake to the New Visionaries
by Peter Woodcock Synopsis The various strands of Britain's mystical and mythological heritage have been inspirational throughout the ages. With a call to re-enchant the world, the author discusses such visionaries as Blake and the alchemist Dr Dee, challenging nihilism with the...
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Dictionary of British Art #5: British Artists, 1880-1940: An Antique Collectors' Club Research Project Listing 41,000 Artists
by Jane Johnson Publisher Comments Unlikely to be challenged as the standard work on the subject, British Artists 1880-1940 includes entries for a staggering 41,000 British artists who exhibited at forty-nine of the major exhibition centres and commercial galleries throughout England...
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Rhythms of Modern Life
by Clifford Ackley Publisher Comments It is little known that interbellum Britain hosted a generation of Modernist artists who absorbed the wealth of Continental avant garde idioms and adapted them to their own unique ends. Some of this work was done under the rubric of Vorticism, the...
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