16 Art and Architecture


75693 BECKMANN & AMERICA: Art to Hear Book and CD by Hatje Kantz


41 important paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture present the ‘Half American’ Max Beckmann (1884-1950) in an entirely new art and listening experience. The official audio guide has been recorded onto a 75 minute CD for the occasion of a major exhibition at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. Observe all the plates of the works discussed on the CD, one per full page. We love Back Bend, a 1950 bronze, the wild and sometimes grotesque nudes such as in Early Men - Primeval landscape, watercolour, gouache and ink drawings and the precise lithographs like the Day and Dream series of Sleeping Athlete and King and Demagogue. 60pp, 47 illus in colour. ONLY £4


75215 FOR THE PRIVILEGED FEW: Islamic Miniature Painting from The David Collection by Kjeld von Folsach


This breathtakingly beautiful publication takes 132 works to illustrate 650 years of Islamic painting from about 1200 to 1850, covering an area that reaches from Egypt, Iraq and Turkey to Central Asia, Iran and India. The very small medallion portraits, that are frequently termed ‘miniatures’ in the West, hardly exist in the Islamic world. This volume also includes a few Indian paintings that were made in a Hindu context, such as the Birth in a Palace on page 224. They were included because they were clearly inspired by the Indo-Islamic culture, and created when a Muslim dynasty ruled on the Indian subcontinent. Amazingly, the book reveals that the Koran expresses no unequivocal prohibition against images of the human figure, although there are warnings against polytheism and idolatry. Enjoy in this gorgeous volume such wonderful reproductions as The Iranian Princess tells Bahram Gut the Story of the Lovers’ Tribulations. 236 pages 33cm x 24.5cm in glorious colour with Map of the Islamic World and Islamic Dynasties. $50 NOW £17


75260 POETRY IN DESIGN: The Art of Harry


Leith-Ross by Erika Jaeger-Smith Harry Leith-Ross (1886-1973) was born in Mauritius to his banker father Frederick and mother Sina van Houten, who came from a family of famed Dutch artists. He studied in Paris for two years, then Cornwall to study landscape under the renowned Stanhope Forbes. He established the New Hope arts community in Pennsylvania. Enjoy his vibrant, colourful, powerful, realistic carefully composed oil paintings and renowned transparent watercolour technique. His use of light is a little like Edward Hopper and his themes range from harboursides, construction workers, cottages, lighthouses and towpaths to watercolours in Holland. 70 of his finest works, mostly oils, 144pp softback, 9"×11½”. £20.50 NOW £8


76529 STORY OF ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE by Francesca Prina


Romanesque architecture produced some magnificent, complex and large-scale edifices from Britain, Germany, France and Spain to Italy and even Scandinavia. Glorious examples are Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Durham


Cathedral in England and Mont Saint-Michel in France. From the prestigious fortified Valentré Bridge at Cahors in France to the resplendent forms, light and colours of the Palatine Chapel in Palermo, Italy, the masterpieces shown and described in this superb volume have a lasting beauty all their own. 144 pages furnished with glorious colour and b/w photos, detailed images, drawings, plans and index of places. Paperback. £14.99 NOW £5


76526 STORY OF BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE by Claudia Zanlungo and Daniela Tarabra Originating in the late 16th century and continuing to the early 1900s, Baroque swept the globe, from Europe to South America. This generously illustrated volume features the Baroque style’s most important buildings and cities and their architects - among them Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Francesco Borromini, Guarino Guarini and Michelangelo. Baroque architecture stood out prominently as being a wonderfully innovative fusion of science and art to create a harmonious blend of grandiose rhetoric and rational clarity. From the magnificent canopy over the main altar in St Peter’s Church at the Vatican to the spectacular and theatrical Transparente in Toledo Cathedral in Spain, this gorgeous book will capture readers’ minds and hearts. 160 pages very lavishly illustrated with beautiful interior and exterior colour photos, detailed images, drawings and plans and index of places. Paperback. £14.99 NOW £5


76527 STORY OF GOTHIC


ARCHITECTURE by Francesca Prina


A hallmark of the medieval period, Gothic architecture originated in 12th century France and lasted until the 16th century. Some of the world’s most famous castles, universities, churches and cathedrals, including Westminster Abbey in London and Notre Dame


Cathedral in Paris, were designed according to Gothic principles. This superb volume traces its origins to the Ile de France and follows the development of the style through Cistercian architecture and the first English Gothic such as Canterbury Cathedral, through High Gothic, which influenced Germany, France, Italy and Venice to name but a few, right to the final years of the Middle Ages, when Gothic buildings were to be found in Prague, Poland, Spain, Portugal and many English cities. 144 paperback pages, glorious colour photos, drawings, plans and index of places. £14.99 NOW £5


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76092 GAUGUIN: Great Artists Collection: Book and


Six Prints by Sara Haynes The Yellow Christ 1889, The Swine Herd 1888, The Spirit of the Dead Keeps Watch 1892, Still Life with Puppies 1888, Night Café at Arles, Hail Mary 1891 and Four Breton Girls 1886 are among the beautifully produced colour reproductions in this


rather special gift pack. The 64 page softback provides an excellent introduction with a biography, the paintings, self portraits and legacy of Gauguin in the 21st century. His search for a more primitive existence would lead him to the South Pacific and Tahiti. Book and 6 ready-to- frame 8" x 10" colour prints. ONLY £2.75


76091 DALI: Great Artists Collection: Book and Six Prints by Jessica Toyne


This splendid large 64 page softback reproduces in glossy colour many of his most famous etchings, sculptures and surreal oil paintings. Dalí was the Spanish Surrealist painter, also a highly skilled draughtsman made famous by his bizarre images. His most popular work The Persistence of Memory (1931) led him to critical acclaim and he was also well known for his work in sculpture, photography, fashion, cinema and books. The Enigma of William Tell, the impossibly elongated figure with its right buttock propped up by a crutch, Lace Maker After Vermeer are included. Six colour 8" x 10" and ready-to- frame prints. ONLY £3.50


76093 KLIMT: Great Artists Collection: Book


and Six Prints by Isobel Brown Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was a forerunner of the Art Nouveau movement in Vienna and one of the greatest exponents of erotic art the world had ever seen. He began as a highly renowned academic painter and co- founded the Vienna Secession of which he became the first president. Commissioned to paint a number of public buildings, friezes and murals, the development of his own style would lead him to scandal and accusations that his works were pornographic. Greatly influenced by Byzantine art, he used glowing gold and borrowed a number of motifs from other media. The 64 page large format softback reproduces many of his masterpieces including The Old Burg Theater, The Golden Knight, The Bride, The Friends, Schubert at the Piano, Music, Love, Judith I, Hope I with a pregnant woman and Goldfish among them. Best of all in this gift pack portfolio are six ready-to-frame prints in colour, measuring 8" x 10". ONLY £4


75256 EDWARD W. REDFIELD: Just Values


And Other Fine Seeing by Constance Kimmerle Born in Bridgeville, Delaware, Edward Willis Redfield (1869-1965) attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1887, which had been transformed by the teaching of the great Thomas Eakins, and also travelled to Britain and France. By the end of the century Redfield was widely regarded as the stylistic leader of the Pennsylvania impressionist school of painting. Come the 20th century, he was one of most popular and widely exhibited painters in America, his life and work viewed as an embodiment of the national spirit of American progress, raw and energetic. This book features over 65 exhibits, each reproduced in colour with full descriptions, dates, medium etc and also, when possible, contemporary comments or correspondence regarding the work. Subjects include a decorated blanket chest and boxes he painted, canals and harbors in Maine painted in oils in all seasons, cherry blossoms, a sleigh, Evening on the Seine, Dune Walk in France, charcoal studies of nudes and an elderly man, and a fine portrait of Thomas Eakins. Colour and b/w family photos. 142pp, 8½”×11" softback.


£22 NOW £8 75618 UFFIZI & PITTI: The Paintings, the


Artists, the Schools Of Painting by Mina Gregori


The Uffizi, the Palatine Gallery, the Accademia and other Italian national collections were closely tied at first to the Medici family. The Uffizi Gallery since the 1600s has been admired for its wonderful objects and later for its classical sculpture and was laid out with a magnificence inspired by Ancient Roman galleries. Enjoy here a ‘monumental’ tome of 648 pages 9" x 12" and a real heavyweight at over 4kg because of the quality of the colour illustrations and plates. Many are double and full page spreads featuring by Titian, Tintoretto, Dürer, Federico Barocci, Guercino, Giovanni Bilivert, Volterrano, Rubens, a whole section on the Netherlands, dramatic biblical scenes like the Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew by de Ribera and the lifelike portraits and scenes created by Velázquez and Goya, the classical dreamlike quality of Poussin and the cherubic depictions by Boucher among the hundreds and hundreds of examples, beautifully reproduced. Covering late and international Gothic style, Italian painting, the 13th century onwards plus Germany, Flanders, Spain in 16th century and more. £99 NOW £45


75993 VISIONS OF SPLENDOUR IN


ISLAMIC ART AND CULTURE by Nasser D. Khalili


The material culture of the Muslim peoples is richly varied, taking in both architectural projects on a vast scale and minutely detailed miniature paintings, exquisitely patterned silk textiles and bold yet sophisticated calligraphy. Individual


chapters are devoted to Qur’ans, bookbinding, lacquer- painting, silk textiles, calligraphy, pottery and ceramics, glass and rock crystal, metalwork, jewellery, carpets, textiles, coins and many more. An exquisite 189 pages 32cm x 22cm colour gatefold map, major Islamic dynasties, timeline of Islamic art and architecture, glossary, list of museums and major private collections, rotating wheel of landmark achievements of Islamic art, and quick reference chart. £14.99 NOW £6


75860 DAVID BOMBERG: Spirit in the Mass edited by Edward King


A Slade School contemporary of Stanley Spencer and Ben Nicholson, David Bomberg went through a number of different styles, starting with muted tones reminiscent of the Camden School and followed by the simplified abstractions of his Futurist phase, for instance the angular forms of “In the Hold”, inspired by the docklands close to his native Whitechapel. Following World War I, this style was the basis for several modernist masterpieces such as the powerful “Ghetto Theatre”, but on a visit to Palestine with his wife Alice he returned to Realism, using strong impasto and a limited palette. Working in the open air, he produced many sketches like the “Temple of Isis at Petra”, executed at speed. Following another visit to Spain he adopted the freer, semi-abstract approach to landscape that would be his permanent style, shocking the War Artists’ Committee with the rawness of his picture of Burton-on-Trent bomb store, though when the arsenal subsequently exploded, destroying much of the neighbourhood, his vision seemed vindicated. 96pp, softback, fully illustrated in colour, chronology. £15 NOW £6.50


75251 PICASSO: Masterpieces from the


Musée National Picasso, Paris by Alex Nyerges and Anne Baldassari A very beautiful exhibition catalogue of an ambitious project staged at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts charting his whole career from the Blue Period to the final years of his life. Paintings, sculptures and constructions as well as graphic and photographic works, this chronologically arranged itinerary begins with a small yet iconic canvas dating to 1901 entitled The Death of Casagemas, a portrait by Picasso of his double and friend as artiste maudit and concludes with a self portrait in the form of a homage to Velázquez and Rembrandt, The Musician, dating from 1972. Sailors in a Brothel, The Kiss, Standing Nude, Bull’s Head, Reclining Nude, many portraits of Dora Maar, The Embrace, Reading, Bust of a Woman, the vibrant Two Women Running on the Beach from 1922, The Village Dance, Violin, Construction of Sheet Metal and Wire, Man with a Guitar are among the varied, spectacular examples, each given one very large page and reproduced in quality colour. With a short quote to introduce each section. 272 huge glossy pages in Skira softback. $39.95 NOW £14


75619 VENETIAN VILLAS: The History and Culture


by Michelangelo Muraro and Paolo Marton Nearly 80 superb villas in the province of the Veneto, many Palladian, are captured in 400 beautiful large colour photographs. Dotted over the evocative landscape adjacent to Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Treviso and other centres are world-famous country houses, manors and villas in their beautifully landscaped or magnificent and rustic settings. Those designed by the great Andrea Palladio and his followers inspired celebrated houses and palaces in 18th century Britain and Colonial America. Names of these villas recall Venetian power and splendour - Comaro, Barbaro, Contarini, Foscari. The book is arranged chronologically and each villa assessed historically, architecturally and artistically within a suite of photographs, some with plans and elevations. Following the 112 page introduction is the first section beginning with Petrarch’s house, his coat of arms, and contemporary photographs of exterior and interior. The Palazzo da Mula on the Isle of Murano, the palace appears to float on water. Slipcased, 13" x 11" volume, maps, 514pp in delicious colour, many double page spreads of rich interiors and close ups of tapestries and masterpieces. £110 NOW £30


76059 BABIES by Keith Haring The New York artist Keith Haring was famous for his boldly coloured, outlined cartoon characters. Here he turns his attention to babies. ‘Children are the bearers of life in its simplest and most joyous form. There is nothing negative about a baby, ever. The understanding of perfection...’ Rocking a baby to sleep, their endless fascination, singing to her, telling them about life. 2000 first edition. 43 colour illus. $12.95 NOW £2.50


76011 CODICES ILLUSTRES by Ingo F. Walther, Norbert Wolf From The Book of Kells to Boccaccio’s Decameron and from the Vienna Genesis to Dante’s Divine Comedy, to open the world’s most famous illuminated manuscript Codices Illustres is to open the door into a precious, private world. This radiant book brings you face to face with 167 of the most exquisite and important manuscripts of the medieval age. From Vergilius Vaticanus, the Vienna Genesis, the Book of Durrow and the Lindisfarne Gospels, The Book of Kells, the Utrecht Psalter, Aratea, the Vivian Bible, the Joshua Roll, the Paris Psalter, the Gospels of Otto III, Winchester Bible, Book of Antidotes, Bestiary all appear just within the first 150 pages. Of course there is also the Duc Jean de Berry, Books of Hours, Boccaccio, The Black Prayer Book, the Flemish Calendar, the History of Akbar and oh, so much more. To convey the sheer wealth of colours used in the original books, 212 pages were printed with gold as a fifth colour. Our edition contains a total of 66 double page illustrations and a further 20 important manuscripts not treated in the main text. Hundreds and hundreds of examples presented in brilliant large-format reproductions, these paradigms of miniature painting and illumination from the 4th century to 1600 were once the property of some of the greatest power players in history. Now art-historical treasures, they are worth many millions and typically tucked away in private collections or closely-guarded archives - until now. Although the focus of this collection is on European manuscripts, 23 examples are from Mexican, Persian, Ottoman and Indian tradition illustrate the refinement and intricacy of manuscript illumination in non-European cultures. An informative synopsis for each manuscript orients the reader at a glance, while a 36 page appendix contains biographies of the artists. Index and a glossary of technical terms. 167 of the finest classic examples, an expert text. 8.5" x 10.8", 504 heavy, glossy, richly coloured pages. Previously published by Taschen as ‘Masterpieces of Illumination’. ONLY £28


75973 CATHEDRALS OF THE WORLD: One Hundred Historic Architectural Treasures


by Razia Grover


This beautiful volume is about 100 of the world’s most


interesting cathedrals in 29 countries where Christianity spread and thrived. From the organic Sagrada Familia in Spain to the purple-hued Cambrian sandstone of St David’s in Wales, through the glittering panorama of bright mosaics in stone, bronze and gold that adorn St Mark’s Basilica in Venice and the gloomy yet impressive ambience of Warwel in Poland, to the grandeur of the Byzantine in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in New Zealand, here are cathedrals to delight the eye and the spirit. Be they Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Neo-Classical, neo-Gothic, Moorish or Contemporary, they are all testaments to the wonders of human creativity, craftsmanship and the determination to achieve what seems to be impossible. 228 pages 31.5cm x 28cm. Colour illus with location maps, floor plans, fold out pages and list of additional cathedrals.


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- A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh


76494 HIS SHOES WERE FAR TOO TIGHT by Edward Lear


‘There was an old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry; so he made them a book, and with laughter they shook at the fun of that Derry down Derry.’ Come inside this book and meet the Pobble with


his chilly feet, the Owl and the Pussy Cat, a sieve to sail away and back, a hive of silvery bees. Come inside this book and find poetry to feed your mind, a place to see the world anew, let your imagination stretch and cast a boundless net to catch a trove of laughter just for you. Daniel Pinkwater and Calef Brown have teamed up to champion the value of ridiculousness in Lear’s fresh and joyful poems. Huge pages, colour illus including a charming one of Mr Edward Lear himself (plus cat!)


£10.99 NOW £4.50 76492 GIANT BOOK OF


GIANTS: With Poster by Saviour Pirotta Warning! There is a giant inside... a 3D giant poster, taller than you are, folded into the inside front cover. Watch it pop up complete with ear wax, toadstools, grub in his belly button, axe, bats for companions, a coin pouch, stubble and warts on his face and earrings in his pointy ears. There are two sturdy eyelets


on the poster at each top corner for secure fastening. Next we turn to the book itself. Clamber up the beanstalk with Jack, sail the Seven Seas with Sinbad, meet the Curious Giantess and help Coyote, Momotaro and Finn McCool rid their people of ferocious giants. Pull the tabs and lift the flaps to find hidden treasures. Ages four and up. Colour. $19.95 NOW £6.50


77237 GRUFFALO WRITING BOX by Julia Donaldson


and Axel Scheffler Decorated in the inimitable style, this lovely stationery writing set is a postcard sized box, 2" deep with bright orange satin tie, and a cheeky Gruffalo image inside! ‘I’m the scariest


creature in this wood’


says the little mouse. The set comprises 15 sheets of writing paper, 15 envelopes, a pencil, and paw print Gruffalo envelope seals. All colour co-ordinated, this would make a lovely gift for girls and boys and a useful little box after the stationery has been used up. ONLY £5


76222 CAPTAIN’S PURR by Madeleine Floyd An elegant black and white cat, Captain goes about his daily routines in front of his family but by night goes about under the moonlight, strolls down to the river and jumps into his rowing boat to reach the house where his sweetheart lives. Before morning he says goodbye, leaves and strolls


back up the stairs onto his bed and purrs very loudly. A charming love story which explains why cats purr. Utterly charming watercolours. Ages 5+. Large softback.


£4.99 NOW £2.50 75541 PIRATE’S ADVENTURES: Sticker Fun


and Colouring Book by W. F. Graham An outsize softback of more than 16 pages of original outlined artwork to colour in with a faded shape to insert one of the 48 large colour stickers of crowns, treasure, fish, pirates, skull and crossbones, daggers, sea monsters, mermaids, chimpanzees, crab, parrot and more. Fantastic value for money, suit ages three and up. Stickers could be used for adult crafts. ONLY £1.25


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