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The Art of the French Illustrated Book, 1700 to 1914
Illustrated Medieval Alexander-books in French Verse
Author: David John Athole Ross
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9782503581057
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The core of this book on the French verse Alexander in France and Italy was written by eminent Alexander specialist David J.A. Ross, who left an incomplete typescript at his death. In its emphasis on illustration, this book offers new perspectives on the reception of one of the most popular medieval heroes. Ross's analysis of the illustrations proves that despite some convergent patterns there is no iconographic programme that coordinates the three major verse traditions as there is for the versions in prose. Nevertheless, the verse versions continued to be copied and illustrated long after the emergence of prose. The editors have expanded Ross's text, as he wished, to include a comparative analysis of the iconography and they have situated each manuscript as far as possible in its cultural context, demonstrating that the producers of the verse Alexander were also responsible for writing and illustrating a large number of other vernacular and liturgical books in Northern France, Paris, the South, and Italy. This volume is a sequel to Ross's Studies in the Alexander Romance and his Illustrated medieval Alexander-books in Germany and the Netherlands, and makes available an extensive corpus of high-quality images of this great hero."--
The French Country House
Author: Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery
Publisher: Vendome Press
Published: 2003-09-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780865652347
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An exceptionally charming look at the art of good living as practiced in the French countryside by families who live in old manor houses, many owned by the same family for centuries. A delightfully anecdotal text and all-color photographs explore not only the fabrics, wallpapers, fine furniture, silver, china and linens that decorate these homes, but also treasures found in the attics, such as family photo albums, cherished love letters, antique toys, and elegant ballgowns carefully packed away.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1
Author: Julia Child
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2011-10-05
Total Pages: 857
ISBN-13: 0307958175
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The definitive cookbook on French cuisine for American readers: "What a cookbook should be: packed with sumptuous recipes, detailed instructions, and precise line drawings. Some of the instructions look daunting, but as Child herself says in the introduction, 'If you can read, you can cook.'" —Entertainment Weekly “I only wish that I had written it myself.” —James Beard Featuring 524 delicious recipes and over 100 instructive illustrations to guide readers every step of the way, Mastering the Art of French Cooking offers something for everyone, from seasoned experts to beginners who love good food and long to reproduce the savory delights of French cuisine. Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle break down the classic foods of France into a logical sequence of themes and variations rather than presenting an endless and diffuse catalogue of dishes—from historic Gallic masterpieces to the seemingly artless perfection of a dish of spring-green peas. Throughout, the focus is on key recipes that form the backbone of French cookery and lend themselves to an infinite number of elaborations—bound to increase anyone’s culinary repertoire. “Julia has slowly but surely altered our way of thinking about food. She has taken the fear out of the term ‘haute cuisine.’ She has increased gastronomic awareness a thousandfold by stressing the importance of good foundation and technique, and she has elevated our consciousness to the refined pleasures of dining." —Thomas Keller, The French Laundry
The Art of Illumination
Author: Timothy Husband
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 1588392945
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Madame Saqui
Author: Lisa Robinson
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Published: 2020-03-24
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 0525579990
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A stunning picture book biography about the tightrope walker who dazzled Paris as she danced across the sky with impeccable balance and unparalleled skill during the French Revolution. In revolutionary France, a girl named Marguerite Lalanne longed to perform above large crowds on a tightrope, just like her acrobatic parents. Sneaking off to the fairgrounds for secret tightrope walking lessons, Marguerite finessed her performance skills, ultimately performing for crowds as a young rope dancer. And eventually, Marguerite would perform as Madame Saqui, waltzing and pirouetting across- and never falling off- countless ropes above adoring crowds. A nouvelle chérie de Paris, Madame Saqui cemented her place in circus history, winning the adoration of the French people and royalty alike, including Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. This remarkable biography unveils the inspiring story of a trailblazing woman who revolutionized the circus world-- without ever missing a step.
French Art Nouveau Ceramics
Author: Paul Arthur
Publisher: Editions Norma
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9782915542653
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"L'art nouveau, an artistic movement of a highly eclectic nature that developed in the late 19th century, took its lead from such diverse sources as Japanese art or the medieval revivalism of the Arts and Crafts. Perhaps in no medium was it better represented than in pottery, whose technical possibilities allowed for great freedom of expression. This richly illustrated dictionary, with glossary and select signatures, lists over 1,100 artists, ceramists and firms that participated in the creation of Art Nouveau ceramics in France, the melting pot of die new aesthetic."--Page 4 of cover.
French Illustrated Books
Author: Firm Pearson
Publisher:
Published: 2015-08-05
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9781332228492
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from French Illustrated Books: Of the Eighteenth Century "The Illustrated Book attained pre-eminence in France about the middle of the eighteenth century. This fact is due to the subtle and refined art of a whole series of petits maitres (wonderful interpreters of French taste), admirably seconded by a veritable phalanx of skilful engravers from the school of Cars, Lebas, Basan, Wille, and Gravelot. The last-named had visited England (where he illustrated Shakespeare) and knew how to pose his diminutive figures effectively. "Eisen, a Parisian to his finger-tips, though of Flemish origin, possessed a pencil of seductive loveliness; Cochin forsook his ambitious designs of Fetes to devote his time to the adornment of books; Moreau, the younger, was perhaps the most expert of all in knowledge and certainty of execution, and Marillier inimitable in the vignette. Boucher, Choffard, Monnet, Freudeberg, Queverdo, and many others also created masterpieces of elegance." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
The Art of Reading
Author: Jamie Camplin
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2018-10-02
Total Pages: 14
ISBN-13: 1606065866
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“Why do artists love books?” This volume takes this tantalizingly simple question as a starting point to reveal centuries of symbiosis between the visual and literary arts. First looking at the development of printed books and the simultaneous emergence of the modern figure of the artist, The Art of Reading appraises works by the many great masters who took inspiration from the printed word. Authors Jamie Camplin and Maria Ranauro weave together an engaging cultural history that probes the ways in which books and paintings represent a key to understanding ourselves and the past. Paintings contain a world of information about religion, class, gender, and power, but they also reveal details of everyday life often lost in history texts. Such artworks show us not only how books have been valued over time but also how the practice of reading has evolved in Western society. Featuring over one hundred works by artists from across Europe and the United States and all painting genres, The Art of Reading explores the two-thousand-year story of the great painters and the preeminent information-providing, knowledge-endowing, solace-giving, belief-supporting, leisure-enriching, pleasure-delivering medium of all time: the book.
