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Dover Books on Art & Art History
DE RE METALLICA, Georgius Agricola. One of the most important scientific classics of all time, this 1556 work on mining was the first based on field research and observation and the methods of modern science. 289 authentic Renaissance woodcuts. Translated by Herbert Hoover. Reprint of English (1912) edition. 672pp. 6ž x ž
0-486-60006-8
THE UNIVERSAL PENMAN, George Bickham. Famous treasury of English roundhand calligraphy of 1740. Alphabets, decorated pages, scrolls, frames, cupids, and similar material. 212pp. 9 x 13ž.
0-486-20616-5
THE ART OF BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, Wilfrid Blunt. Surveys the evolution of botanical illustration from the crude scratchings of paleolithic man down to the highly scientific work of 20th-century illustrators. With 186 magnificent examples, more than 30 in full color. âA classicââ
The Sunday Times (London). 372pp. 5
x 8Âź.
0-486-27265-6
IDOLS BEHIND ALTARS: MODERN MEXICAN ART AND ITS CULTURAL ROOTS, Anita Brenner. Critical study ranges from pre-Columbian times through the 20th century to explore Mexicoâs intrinsic association between art and religion; the role of iconography in Mexican art; and the return to native values. Unabridged reprint of the classic 1929 edition. 118 b/w illustrations. 432pp. 5
x 8½.
0-486-42303-4
THE BOOK OF KELLS, Blanche Cirker (ed.). 32 full-color, full-page plates from the greatest illuminated manuscript of the Middle Ages; painstakingly reproduced from rare facsimile edition. Publisherâs Note. Captions. 32pp. 9
x 12Âź.
0-486-24345-1
CHRISTIAN AND ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF ART, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Nine essays by philosopher-art-historian on symbolism, traditional culture, folk art, ideal portraiture, etc. 146pp. 5
x 8½.
0-486-20378-6
THE SECRET LIFE OF SALVADOR DALĂ, Salvador DalĂ. One of the most readable autobiographies ever! Superbly illustrated with more than 80 photos of DalĂ and his works, and scores of DalĂ drawings and sketches. âIt is impossible not to admire this painter as writer ... (DalĂ) communicates the snobbishness, self-adoration, comedy, seriousness, fanaticism, in short the concept of life and the total picture of himself he sets out to portray.ââBooks. 432pp. 6½ x 9Âź. (Available in U.S. only)
0-486-27454-3
LEONARDO ON ART AND THE ARTIST, Leonardo da Vinci (AndrĂŠ Chastel, ed.). Systematic grouping of passages of Leonardoâs writings concerning painting, with focus on problems of interpretation. More than an anthology, it offers a reconstruction of the underlying meaning of Leonardoâs words. Introduction, notes, and bibliographic and reference materials. More than 125 b/w illustrations. 288pp. 9Âź x 7
.
0-486-42166-X
LEONARDO ON THE HUMAN BODY, Leonardo da Vinci. More than 1,200 of Leonardoâs anatomical drawings on 215 plates. Leonardoâs text, which accompanies the drawings, has been translated into English. 506pp. 8
x 11ž.
0-486-24483-0
A TREATISE ON PAINTING, Leonardo da Vinci. The great Renaissance artistâs practical advice on drawing and painting techniques covers anatomy, perspective, composition, light and shadow, and color. A classic of art instruction, it features 48 drawings by Nicholas Poussin and Leon Battista Alberti. vii+182pp. 5
x 8½.
0-486-44155-5
THE BOOK BEFORE PRINTING: ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL AND ORIENTAL, David Diringer. Rich authoritative study of the book before Gutenberg. Nearly 200 photographic facsimiles of priceless documents. 604pp. 5
x 8½.
0-486-24243-9
GAUGUINâS INTIMATE JOURNALS, Paul Gauguin. Revealing documents, reprinted from rare, limited edition, throw much light on the painterâs inner life, his tumultuous relationship with van Gogh, evaluations of Degas, Monet, and other artists; hatred of hypocrisy and sham, life in the Marquesas Islands, and much more. 27 full-page illustrations by Gauguin. Preface by Emil Gauguin. 160pp. 6½ x 9Âź.
0-486-29441-2
THE GEOMETRY OF ART AND LIFE, Matila Ghyka. Revealing discussion ranging from Plato to modern architecture. 80 plates and 64 figures, including paintings, flowers, shells, etc. 174pp. 5
x 8½.
0-486-23542-4
A MANUAL OF HISTORIC ORNAMENT, Richard Glazier. Hundreds of detailed illustrations depict painted pilasters from Pompeii, early Gothic stone carvings, a detail from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral, and much more. Unabridged reprint of the 6th edition (1948) of
A Manual of Historic Ornament, originally published in 1899 by B. T. Batsford, Ltd., London. Over 700 b/w illustrations. 16 plates of photographs. x+230pp. 6
x 9Âź.
0-486-42148-1
THE DISASTERS OF WAR, Francisco Goya. This powerful graphic indictment of warâs horrorsâinspired by the Peninsular War and the following famineâcomprises 80 prints and includes veiled attacks on various people, the Church, and the State. Captions reprinted with English translations. 97pp. 9
x 8Âź.
0-486-21872-4
GREAT DRAWINGS OF NUDES, Carol Belanger Grafton (ed.). An impressive sampling of life drawings by 45 of the art worldâs greatest masters displays the styles of figure drawing across five centuries, from DĂźrer and Michelangelo to Modigliani and Derain. Featured artists include Raphael, Rubens, van Dyck, Hogarth, Constable, Ingres, Gauguin, Matisse, Rodin, and others. Captions. 48pp. 8Âź x 11.
0-486-42766-8
GREAT SELF-PORTRAITS, Carol Belanger Grafton (ed.). Unique volume of 45 splendid self-portraits encompasses pen, ink, and charcoal renderings as well as etchings and engravings. Subjects range from such 15th-century artists as da Vinci and DĂźrer to a host of 19th-century masters: Whistler, Rodin, van Gogh, Beardsley, and many moreâRembrandt, Rubens, Goya, Blake, Pissarro, and numerous others. 45 b/w illustrations. 48pp. 8Âź x 11.
0-486-42168-6
HAWTHORNE ON PAINTING, Charles W. Hawthorne. Collected from notes taken by students at famous Cape Cod School; hundreds of direct, personal aperçus, ideas, suggestions. 91pp. 5
x 8
.
0-486-20653-X
MODERN MEXICAN PAINTERS, MacKinley Helm. Definitive introduction to art and artists of Mexico during great artistic movements of â20s and â30s. Discussion of Rivera...
