With a foreword by Tricia Guild this is a comprehensive sourcebook with elegant sumptuous images. Ch 1 examines the variety of fibres available, their origins and unique characteristics. Ch 2 shows how fibres become fabrics by spinning, weaving and printing. Ch 3 shows how fabrics are used for curtains, upholstery, cushions and trimmings.
John Singer Sargent and the Queer Flora of Fin-de-Siecle Art
Explores the art of John Singer Sargent in the context of nineteenth-century botany, gynecology, literature, and visual culture. Argues that the artist was elaborating both a period poetics of homosexuality and a new sense of subjectivity, anticipating certain aspects of artistic modernism.
Throughout his life, Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) was a prolific and creative writer. Correspondent to many, his unpublished letters, selected and extracted here for the first time (along with published writings), reveal fascinating insight into significant events and encounters at various stages of the artist's career, while also demonstrating ......
Refugees from Nazi Europe and their Contribution to British Visual Culture
Insiders/Outsiders, published to accompany a UK-wide arts festival of the same name in 2019, examines the extraordinarily rich and pervasive contribution of refugees from Nazi-dominated Europe to the visual culture, art education and art-world structures of the United Kingdom. In every field, émigrés ......
In this volume, leading scholars of photography and media examine photography's vital role in the evolution of media and communication in the nineteenth century.
In the first half of the nineteenth century, the introduction of telegraphy, the development of a cheaper and more reliable postal service, the rise ......
This is a luscious 'how to guide' for those who know they should be downsizing but don't know where to start. The reader learns how to edit, select key pieces of furniture and how to create the home of their dreams in their new apartment or townhouse.
This book is the first full-length study into the multifarious influence of Renaissance prints on maiolica and bronze. Focusing on designs by major artists such as Andrea Mantegna, Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Parmigianino, and Albrecht Dürer, the book tells the story of how printed images were transmitted, transformed, and ......
In 1832, Eugène Delacroix accompanied a French diplomatic mission to Morocco, the first leg of a journey through the Maghreb and Andalusia that left an indelible impression on the painter. This comprehensive, annotated English-language translation of his notes and essays about this formative trip makes available a classic example of travel ......
The Compact Book of Easy Crochet Projects is the perfect companion for crochet crafters of any skill level who are looking to discover fun and creative new patterns. Packed with all the basic techniques to refresh your memory, this book contains all of the information you need to complete the array of patterns inside, including a colourful tea ......
