http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pocket-Victorian-Artists-Models-Remember/dp/1844680959
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Rabu, 14 Desember 2011
Sangorski & Sutcliffe binding
A fine example of an elaborately illuminated Sangorski manuscript in a superb Sangorski & Sutcliffe bindingThe Vision of Sir Launfal by James Russell LOWELL. . 21 pp. Pre-Raphaelite style calligraphic manuscript on vellum, by Alberto Sangorski but unsigned. With a large illuminated watercolour on the title page with 3 other illuminated watercolours and very elaborate illuminated borders with lavish use of gilt and colour on six of the pages plus illuminated initials throughout, written in black and red ink. In a remarkable lavish signed binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. In the originalsilk and velvet lined box of green leather. Illuminated and bound for the Grolier Society, London. c.1909. POA
A verse parable based on the Arthurian legend of the Holy Grail, which was one of the most popular works of the 19th century Boston writer James Russell Lowell, perfectly illustrated with Pre-Raphaelite miniatures with lavish use of gilt and medieval armorial designs.
Sangorski & Sutcliffe was one of England’s foremost binding firms during the early decades of the twentieth century. Founded in London in 1901 by the Polish émigré Francis Longinus Sangorski (1875–1912) and George Sutcliffe (1878–1943), the firm began in 1905 to specialize in magnificent custom-made bindings. Some of their most lavish efforts were reserved for unique literary calligraphic manuscripts such as this one, written in neo-Gothic calligraphy with beautiful Pre-Raphaelite illuminations. this one is unsigned but is most probably by Alberto Sangorski (1862–1932), the binder’s brother.
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Sabtu, 26 November 2011
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Senin, 12 September 2011
Mariquita
Grant, Henry, MARIQUITA (London: Emily Faithfull, Printer & Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty, 1863). First edition, 21.5 x 13.5cm (8vo), in publisher's dark crimson morocco w/gilt title & reeds-&-waterlilies design by John Leighton (signed w/his initials) to fr. cover, gilt design repeated to rear cover, gilt title, ruling & design to spine, decorative gilt turn-ins, a.e.g., cream ep.s, silk ribbon marker, 302 [xii] pp. + tissue-guarded frontis leaf w/mounted sepia photograph by John Beattie of a portrait, & Errata slip facing p.274. One of 123 deluxe morocco copies printed for the Royal Family & subscribers (another 224 cloth-bound copies were distributed) at the publisher's Victoria Press. With note signed by the publisher tipped in to fr. ep. Binding Very Good (extremities & spine moderately rubbed & darkened); contents Near-Fine (darkened spot to bottom of final 2 leaves). See W.E. Fredeman, "Emily Faithfull" (in The Library, June 1974), p.163 (#53). (Inv. #665) C$300
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Rabu, 07 September 2011
Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners by Sandy Nairne – review
Former Tate employee Sandy Nairne's account of his search for two stolen Turner paintings is an incredible tale of fraud and dodgy underworld characters
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jul/17/art-theft-case-stolen-turners-review
Sabtu, 03 September 2011
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Sabtu, 20 Agustus 2011
The Window, or the Song of the Wrens
Tennyson, Alfred (lyrics), and Arthur Sullivan (music), THE WINDOW: OR, THE SONGS OF THE WRENS (London: Strahan & Co., 1871). First edition, 31 x 24.5cm (folio), in publisher's royal blue patterned sand-grain cloth w/gilt title (Loves of the Wrens) & elaborate gilt & black decorations to fr. cover (blind ruling & leaf design only to rear), bevelled edges, a.e.g., chocolate ep.s w/binder's ticket (Burn) to rear pastedown, 54 [x] cardstock pp. w/titlepage printed in black & red, & Errata slip sewn in after p.[viii]. Printed by Virtue & Co., London. An interesting collaboration between the Poet Laureate & one of England's most important composers, this vol. was originally conceived in 1867 to include illus. by Arthur Hughes (& possibly J.E. Millais). However, the plan "fell through for some reasons I don't understand between the poet & publisher, and the poem is brought out without illustrations. They seem to be using the four I had sent in, in 'Good Words'; but as [the drawings] were made a much larger size, [Strahan] calmly takes off about an inch & a half all round them to fit the magazine" (Hughes to F.J. Shields, 11 Jan. 1871; MS.: U. of Kansas). Hughes's 4 designs for this book were printed, with edges trimmed, in Good Words (Jan.-Mar. 1871, facing pp.33, 113 & 183) & Sunday Magazine (Apr. 1872, p.505), & despite the fact that they were defaced by the publishers, the images still rank amongst his most powerful designs. Binding Very Good (extremities sl. bumped, spine & rear cover sl. marked, & hinges starting); contents Very Good (moderate occas. foxing). Slater p. 312, Ashley VII 133, Ehrsam & Deily 353. (Inv. #724) C$300
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The Window, or the Song of the Wrens
Tennyson, Alfred (lyrics), and Arthur Sullivan (music), THE WINDOW: OR, THE SONGS OF THE WRENS (London: Strahan & Co., 1871). First edition, 31 x 24.5cm (folio), in publisher's royal blue patterned sand-grain cloth w/gilt title (Loves of the Wrens) & elaborate gilt & black decorations to fr. cover (blind ruling & leaf design only to rear), bevelled edges, a.e.g., chocolate ep.s w/binder's ticket (Burn) to rear pastedown, 54 [x] cardstock pp. w/titlepage printed in black & red, & Errata slip sewn in after p.[viii]. Printed by Virtue & Co., London. An interesting collaboration between the Poet Laureate & one of England's most important composers, this vol. was originally conceived in 1867 to include illus. by Arthur Hughes (& possibly J.E. Millais). However, the plan "fell through for some reasons I don't understand between the poet & publisher, and the poem is brought out without illustrations. They seem to be using the four I had sent in, in 'Good Words'; but as [the drawings] were made a much larger size, [Strahan] calmly takes off about an inch & a half all round them to fit the magazine" (Hughes to F.J. Shields, 11 Jan. 1871; MS.: U. of Kansas). Hughes's 4 designs for this book were printed, with edges trimmed, in Good Words (Jan.-Mar. 1871, facing pp.33, 113 & 183) & Sunday Magazine (Apr. 1872, p.505), & despite the fact that they were defaced by the publishers, the images still rank amongst his most powerful designs. Binding Very Good (extremities sl. bumped, spine & rear cover sl. marked, & hinges starting); contents Very Good (moderate occas. foxing). Slater p. 312, Ashley VII 133, Ehrsam & Deily 353. (Inv. #724) C$300
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Jumat, 05 Agustus 2011
The Art Library
"We specialise in the sale of books, art auction sales catalogues, lithographs, magazines and printed ephemera relating to art • design • sculpture • decorative arts • fine art • craftsparticularly Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco and the work of John Bratby and the Kitchen Sink School."
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The Art Library
"We specialise in the sale of books, art auction sales catalogues, lithographs, magazines and printed ephemera relating to art • design • sculpture • decorative arts • fine art • craftsparticularly Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco and the work of John Bratby and the Kitchen Sink School."
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Senin, 04 Juli 2011
As Good as God, as Clever as the Devil: The Impossible Life of Mary Benson by
Rodney Bolt
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-God-Clever-Devil-Impossible/dp/1843548615/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309784433&sr=8-1
As thunder rumbled in the skies above Canterbury Cathedral, and hailstones as big as eggs smashed against its ancient stained-glass windows, a demure old lady murmured a prayer in front of the newly-built monument in honour of her husband.
Three years had passed since the death of Archbishop Edward Benson, but at that memorial service on a stormy summer’s day in 1899 his wife Mary was still dressed in her black widow’s weeds. With her white hair and rotund figure, she bore a remarkable resemblance to Queen Victoria — but anyone with a less conventional private life it would be hard to imagine.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010392/Archbishop-Canterbury-Edward-Bensons-wife-dozens-female-lovers.html#ixzz1R8prlFyz
As Good as God, as Clever as the Devil: The Impossible Life of Mary Benson by
Rodney Bolt
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-God-Clever-Devil-Impossible/dp/1843548615/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309784433&sr=8-1
As thunder rumbled in the skies above Canterbury Cathedral, and hailstones as big as eggs smashed against its ancient stained-glass windows, a demure old lady murmured a prayer in front of the newly-built monument in honour of her husband.
Three years had passed since the death of Archbishop Edward Benson, but at that memorial service on a stormy summer’s day in 1899 his wife Mary was still dressed in her black widow’s weeds. With her white hair and rotund figure, she bore a remarkable resemblance to Queen Victoria — but anyone with a less conventional private life it would be hard to imagine.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010392/Archbishop-Canterbury-Edward-Bensons-wife-dozens-female-lovers.html#ixzz1R8prlFyz
Jumat, 01 Juli 2011
The unseen picture of Mrs Oscar Wilde
[Constance Wilde with favourite son Cyril]
When Oscar Wilde first visited her in 1881 she was ‘shaking with fright’. Just over two years later Constance Lloyd wrote to her beloved brother: ‘Prepare yourself for an astounding piece of news. I’m engaged to Oscar Wilde and perfectly and insanely happy.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-2009960/The-unseen-picture-Mrs-Oscar-Wilde-CONSTANCE-THE-TRAGIC-AND-SCANDALOUS-LIFE-OF-MRS-OSCAR-WILDE-BY-FRANNY-MOYLE.html#ixzz1QptWHBWR
The unseen picture of Mrs Oscar Wilde
[Constance Wilde with favourite son Cyril]
When Oscar Wilde first visited her in 1881 she was ‘shaking with fright’. Just over two years later Constance Lloyd wrote to her beloved brother: ‘Prepare yourself for an astounding piece of news. I’m engaged to Oscar Wilde and perfectly and insanely happy.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-2009960/The-unseen-picture-Mrs-Oscar-Wilde-CONSTANCE-THE-TRAGIC-AND-SCANDALOUS-LIFE-OF-MRS-OSCAR-WILDE-BY-FRANNY-MOYLE.html#ixzz1QptWHBWR
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