Victor Perard - Anatomy and Drawing

GOTHICK ARCHITECTURE: A REPRINT OF THE ORIGINAL 1742 TREATISE, Batty Langley and Thomas Langley. The architectural designs of Batty Langley greatly influenced Englands Gothic Revival movement in the second half of the eighteenth century. This volume, which completely reproduces the authors most famous and influential work (beautifully engraved by his brother Thomas), displays columns, entablatures, windows, mantels, pavilions, and a host of other architectural features. This collection of permission-free illustrations will be welcomed by students and aficionados of eighteenth-century architecture, as well as designers and artists in search of period elegance. 80pp. 9 x 12.

0-486-42614-9

THE ART-MAKERS, Russell Lynes. Eakins, Hunt, French, Morse, Trumbull, and others, and their heroic struggle to make art respectable in 19th-century America. 211 illustrations. 526pp. 6 x 9.

0-486-24239-0

RELIGIOUS ART IN FRANCE OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY, Emile Mle. Classic by noted art historian focuses on French cathedrals of the 13th century as apotheosis of medieval style. Iconography, bestiaries, illustrated calendars, gospels, secular history, and many other aspects. 190 b/w illustrations. 442pp. 5 x 8.

0-486-41061-7

VINCENT VAN GOGH: A BIOGRAPHY, Julius Meier-Graefe. Utterly engrossing account of legendary artists entire life from birth to his suicide. Essential readings for anyone interested in van Goghs life and art. 160pp. 5 x 8.

0-486-25253-1

THE NEW VISION: FUNDAMENTALS OF BAUHAUS DESIGN, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, AND ARCHITECTURE, Lszl Moholy-Nagy. Valuable introduction to aims and methods of the Bauhaus movement. Generously illustrated with examples of students experiments and contemporary achievements. 257 illustrations. 240pp. 8 10 .

0-486-43693-4

THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE: WITH OVER 250 CLASSIC ILLUSTRATIONS, J. G. Pangborn. Long a collectors item, this book was originally conceived as a record of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads exhibit at the worlds Columbian exposition of 1893 in Chicago. More than 250 illustrations showcase the locomotives and cars that existed from 1765 to 1893, among them, the John Hancock, Londoner, Mud Digger, Old Ironsides, Robert Fulton, Tom Thumb, and others. Unabridged reprint of the classic 1894 edition. 251 black-and-white illustrations. 176pp. 9 x 12.

0-486-42824-9

PAINTERS OF THE ASHCAN SCHOOL, Bennard B. Perlman. Lively, beautifully illustrated study of 8 artists who brought a compelling new realism to American painting from l870 to 1913. Henri, Glackens, Sloan, Luks, 4 more. 142 b/w illustrations. Bibliography. Introduction. 224pp. 9 x 11.

0-486-25747-9

ROBERT HENRI: HIS LIFE AND ART, Bennard B. Perlman. A compelling new biography of the founder of the Ashcan School, tracing Henris life and art from his boyhood to his rise as an influential painter, teacher, and activist in the politics of art, and astutely appraising his pivotal role in American art. 79 illustrations, including 21 full-color and 9 black-and-white photos. Index. 208pp. 8 x 11.

0-486-26722-9

COMPOSITION IN ART, Henry Rankin Poore. Learn principles of composition, classical and modern, through analysis of works from Middle Ages to present. 148 illustrations, 9 in color. 104pp. 8 x 11.

0-486-23358-8

PAINTERS ON PAINTING, Eric Protter. Fascinating insights as da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rubens, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Manet, Degas, Czanne, van Gogh, Matisse, Pollock, Johns, and many other artists comment on their artistic techniques, objectives, other artists, and more. 68 illustrations. 312pp. 5 x 8.

0-486-29941-4

SHAKESPEARES A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Shakespeares romantic comedy takes on a new and vivid life with these brilliant images by of one of the twentieth centurys leading illustrators. This faithful reprint offers a quality of printing and sharpness of reproduction that rivals the limited and first editions of 1908. Includes the complete text of the play, along with 40 full-color and numerous black-and-white illustrations. 176pp. 8 x 11.

0-486-42833-8

THE ILLUSTRATOR AND THE BOOK IN ENGLAND FROM 1790 TO 1914, Gordon N. Ray. Combining essays, bibliographical descriptions, and 295 illustrations, this book by one of Americas leading literary scholars and book antiquarians definitively chronicles a golden era in the art of the illustrated book. Artists range from Blake, Turner, Rowlandson, and Morris to Caldecott, Greenaway, Beardsley, and Rackham. 384pp. 8 x 11.

0-486-26955-8

RHYTHMIC FORM IN ART, Irma A. Richter. In this captivating study, an influential scholar-artist offers timeless advice on shape, form, and composition for artists in any medium. Irma Richter illuminates the connections between art and science by surveying works of art from classical antiquity through the Modernist era. 38 figures. 34 plates. 192pp. 8 x 11.

0-486-44379-5

THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI, Jean Paul Richter (ed.). These 1,566 extracts reveal the full range of Leonardos versatile genius. Volume I is devoted to various aspects of art: structure of the eye and vision, perspective, science of light and shade, color theory, more. Volume II shows the wide range of Leonardos secondary interests: geography, warfare, zoology, medicine, astronomy, and other topics. Dual Italian-English texts, with a total of 122 plates and hundreds of additional drawings. 7 x 10.

Vol. I: 64 plates, xxix+367pp. 0-486-22572-0

Vol. II: 58 plates, xv+499pp. 0-486-22573-9

RODIN ON ART AND ARTISTS, Auguste Rodin. Wide-ranging comments on meaning of art; great artists; relation of sculpture to poetry, painting, music, philosophy of life, and more. 76 illustrations of Rodins sculpture, drawings, and prints. 119pp. 8 x 11.

0-486-24487-3

THE SEARCH FOR FORM IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE, Eliel Saarinen. Important philosophical volume by foremost architectural conceptualist emphasizes design on an organic level; interrelated study of all arts. 377pp. 5 x 8.

0-486-24907-7