Britain Portrayed: Colour Plate Books and Topographical Illustration, 1790-1840 - Couverture rigide

Barr, John

 
9780712301749: Britain Portrayed: Colour Plate Books and Topographical Illustration, 1790-1840
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0712301747 ISBN 13 : 9780712301749
Editeur : The British Library Publishing Division, 1989

Synopsis

Around the turn of the 19th century the towns, villages and countryside of Britain attained a level of picturesque beauty and charm that has been unsurpassed since. In watercolour drawing artists caught the changing light and weather to perfection, and in aquatint engravings their subtle tones could be reproduced in prints virtually indistinguishable from the originals. Here nearly 50 of the finest views and scenes in prints of the period are reproduced, their colours still as fresh and vivid today as when they were first published. Drawing upon contemporary accounts, John Barr provides a commentary of the artists, engravers and prints in this album which portrays the elegance and robust variety of Regency Britain for today's armchair tourist. John Barr is a British Library curator and author of "Officina Bodoni (1978)" and "Illustrated Children's Books (1986).

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Around the turn of the 19th century the towns, villages and countryside of Britain attained a level of picturesque beauty and charm that has been unsurpassed since. In watercolour drawing artists caught the changing light and weather to perfection, and in aquatint engravings their subtle tones could be reproduced in prints virtually indistinguishable from the originals. Here nearly 50 of the finest views and scenes in prints of the period are reproduced, their colours still as fresh and vivid today as when they were first published. Drawing upon contemporary accounts, John Barr provides a commentary of the artists, engravers and prints in this album which portrays the elegance and robust variety of Regency Britain for today's armchair tourist. John Barr is a British Library curator and author of 'Officina Bodoni (1978)' and 'Illustrated Children's Books (1986).'

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Éditeur
The British Library Publishing Division
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0712301747
ISBN 13 
9780712301749
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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