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Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art by James Peacock
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Category: Art History/Biographies | Series: Masterpieces in Art
Prior to the invention of the printing press, all books had to be written by hand. Manuscripts are the beautiful manifestation of this craft, and the most precious and expensive of such manuscripts were 'illuminated' through the use of brightly coloured pigments and gold embellishments. Beginning with a ...Show more
J.M.W. Turner Masterpieces of Art by Rosalind Ormiston
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Category: Art History/Biographies | Series: Masterpieces in Art
The English Romantic painter Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851) was a brilliant landscape artist, a watercolourist and printmaker. His style, powerful and fierce, melding the elements with humankind are thought by many to have prepared the way for Impressionism. In his time ...Show more
Louis Comfort Tiffany Masterpieces of Art by Susie Hodge
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Category: Art History/Biographies | Series: Masterpieces in Art
Louis Comfort Tiffany was highly skilled in jewellery design, ceramics, enamels, and metalwork but he is best known for his beautiful stained-glass designs. Using opalescent glass in a variety of colours and textures, he created a stunning range of jewel-like Art Nouveau works that influenced much of Am ...Show more
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