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Whether you are a seasoned antique hunter or a novice, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the terminology of the salesroom or the dealer when considering a purchase or assessing a piece you already own. What is a splat? A stretcher? How can you distinguish solid walnut from good veneer? And how easy is it to date pieces accurately? The Bulfinch Anatomy of Antique Furniture is the ultimate guide, acting as a comprehensive visual glossary for the reader. More than 200 pieces are reproduced in lavish photographs with copious annotation and a wealth of illustrative detail, covering all categories of furniture in every manifestation.Eight chapters look at a full spectrum of pieces, from chairs, tables, and beds to painted furniture, mirrors, and kitchen collectibles. Special pages in each chapter offer dozens of variations on particular features - feet, castors, chair backs, finishes, and much more - while others concentrate on a specific piece, highlighting the crucial points to look for. Side panels illustrate notable variations, which may differ according to country and local materials available at the time. Historical context and stylistic developments, together with named designers and cabinetmakers, are depicted in specially devised timelines, taking the reader from the late 1600s to the 1920s.Equally valuable as an introduction for the keen beginner or a refresher course for the experienced buyer, The Bulfinch Anatomy of Antique Furniture provides a unique approach to an endlessly fascinating subject.

Book provides more than 275 photographed pieces. Provides comprehensive and accurate information on a wide range of tableware. Unique annotation system pinpoints and analyzes specific details. 158 pages.

Discusses the origins and identification of antique carpets, traces the development of style, and shows carpets made in Anatolia, Persia, the Caucasus, Turkestan, India, China, and Europe

Bulfinch's classic retellings of Greek and Roman myths are complemented by one hundred full-color reproductions of paintings by such master artists as Michaelangelo, Botticelli, Titian, and Rubens, as well as detailed explanations of the artworks presented in connection to the tales.

A beautiful gift edition of Thomas Bulfinch's classic retelling of famous myths and folk legends, with interpretive essays by Princeton classics professor Richard P. Martin.

Here are the world's most-loved stories, in a dynamic visual tour de force for today's readers. Each timeless myth is superbly presented in story form and enhanced with original art work by world-renowned artist Giovanni Caselli. Though Bulfinch's has been heralded for more than a century, it has never been published in so beautiful and accessible a format. Evocative four-color illustrations, many full-page, bring to life key events and characters of these universal tales and sagas from the Greek and Roman pantheon of gods to the heroes of the Crusades, from the exploits of Robin Hood to the feats of Richard the Lionheart. As enjoyable now as when Bulfinch first assembled them, these selections come from a variety of works Ovid's classic Metamorphoses, Egyptian myths, Eastern mythology, and Hindu, Norse, and Celtic sources. Together they form a remarkable tapestry of human endeavor: dreams, illusions, adventures, loves lost and loves found. In this handsome series, they speak to us afresh, across the ages, vivified through Caselli's inspired art. Original footnotes, indexes, and prefaces make this series not only entertaining, but completely authoritative as well.

One of the leading popularizers of classical learning in the nineteenth century, Thomas Bulfinch made the myths and legends of the ancient and medieval world available to American audiences through his three decisive works, The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne, collectively published and widely known as Bulfinch's Mythology. This deluxe leatherbound gift edition contains not only the full text of Bulfinch's definitive works, but also dozens of color illustrations and paintings.

Bulfinch's Mythology is a collection of the works of Thomas Bulfinch. It is a classic work of mythology. Includes an extensive glossary and detailed table of contents. Close to 500 pages full of essential information for anyone interested in the study of mythology.

For almost a century and a half, Bulfinch's Mythology has been the text by which the great tales of the gods and goddesses, Greek and Roman antiquity; Scandinavian, Celtic, and Oriental fables and myths; and the age of chivalry have been known.         The stories are divided into three sections: The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes (first published in 1855); The Age of Chivalry (1858), which contains King Arthur and His Knights, The Mabinogeon, and The Knights of English History; and Legends of Charlemagne or Romance of the Middle Ages (1863). For the Greek myths, Bulfinch drew on Ovid and Virgil, and for the sagas of the north, from Mallet's Northern Antiquities. He provides lively versions of the myths of Zeus and Hera, Venus and Adonis, Daphne and Apollo, and their cohorts on Mount Olympus; the love story of Pygmalion and Galatea; the legends of the Trojan War and the epic wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas; the joys of Valhalla and the furies of Thor; and the tales of Beowulf and Robin Hood. The tales are eminently readable. As Bulfinch wrote, "Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated. . . . Our book is an attempt to solve this problem, by telling the stories of mythology in such a manner as to make them a source of amusement."Thomas Bulfinch, in his day job, was a clerk in the Merchant's Bank of Boston, an undemanding position that afforded him ample leisure time in which to pursue his other interests. In addition to serving as secretary of the Boston Society of Natural History, he thoroughly researched the myths and legends and copiously cross-referenced them with literature and art. As such, the myths are an indispensable guide to the cultural values of the nineteenth century; however, it is the vigor of the stories themselves that returns generation after generation to Bulfinch.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Between 1855 and 1863, Thomas Bulfinch published the three volumes of his masterpiece, Bulfinch's Mythology. Each volume of this signature contribution to literature focuses on a different historical era in mythology-from ancient Greek and Roman fables, to tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and into the Middle Ages with stories of great heroism and romance. A bank clerk by day, Bulfinch sought to bring enlightenment to his fellow men and women through his meticulous research and elegant retellings of some of the world's most important myths. Every reader seeking an introduction, a refresher, or simply a new take on the great legends of the past should pick up Bulfinch's Mythology.

The classic collection of myths and legendary lore. All major periods of mythology are covered, from Greek and Roman ages to King Arthur.

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Tales of monsters, heroes, deities, and tragic lovers are narrated in this classic anthology of ancient legends

Here are the worlds most-loved stories, in a dynamic visual tour de force for todays readers. Each timeless myth is superbly presented in story form and enhanced with original art work by world-renowned artist Giovanni Caselli. Though Bulfinchs has been heralded for more than a century, it has never been published in so beautiful and accessible a format. Evocative four-color illustrations, many full-page, bring to life key events and characters of these universal tales and sagasfrom the Greek and Roman pantheon of gods to the heroes of the Crusades, from the exploits of Robin Hood to the feats of Richard the Lionheart. As enjoyable now as when Bulfinch first assembled them, these selections come from a variety of worksOvids classic Metamorphoses, Egyptian myths, Eastern mythology, and Hindu, Norse, and Celtic sources. Together they form a remarkable tapestry of human endeavor: dreams, illusions, adventures, loves lost and loves found. In this handsome series, they speak to us afresh, across the ages, vivified through Casellis inspired art. Original footnotes, indexes, and prefaces make this series not only entertaining, but completely authoritative as well.Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867), writer and mythologist, was the first to create a popular compendium of ancient myths and legends. Giovanni Caselli (b. Florence, 1939) is one of Europes most celebrated authors and illustrators. His books have sold in the millions.

Volume 2 of Thomas Bulfinch's classic and authoritative three-part series on mythology. This volume describes myths of the British Isles, including Arthurian legend and tales of Robin Hood. Myths and legends covered in this volume include: King Arthur And His Knights, The Training Of A Knight, Freemen, Villains, Serfs, And Clerks, Tournaments, Mail Armor, Helmets, Romances, Metrical Romances, The Mythical History Of England, Bladud, Leir, Ferrex And Porrex, Dunwallo Molmutius, Brennus And Belinus,, Elidure, Lud, Cassibellaunus, Kymbelinus, Or Cymbeline, Armorica, Merlin, Caer-Merdin, Or Caermarthen (In Wales), Merlin’s Tower, And The Imprisoned Fiends., Arthur, King Arthur, Arthur Chosen King, Guenever, King Arthur Slays The Giant Of St. Michael’s Mount, King Arthur Gets A Sword From The Lady Of The Lake, Sir Gawain, Sir Gawain’s Marriage, Caradoc Briefbras; Or, Caradoc With The Shrunken Arm, The Boy And The Mantle, Launcelot Of The Lake, Sir Launcelot, The Adventure Of The Cart, The Lady Of Shalott, Queen Guenever’s Peril, Tristram And Isoude, Sir Tristram’s Battle With Sir Launcelot, Sir Tristram As A Sportsman, The Round Table, Sir Palamedes, Sir Tristram, Perceval, The Sangreal, Or Holy Graal, Sir Galahad, Sir Gawain, Sir Launcelot, Sir Perceval, Sir Bohort, Sir Galahad, Sir Agrivain’s Treason, Morte D’arthur, The Mabinogeon, The Britons, The Welsh Language And Literature, The Welsh Bards, The Triads, The Lady Of The Fountain, Kynon’s Adventure, Owain’s Adventure, Gawain’s Adventure, The Adventure Of The Lion, Geraint, The Son Of Erbin, Branwen, The Daughter Of Llyr, Manawyddan, Kilwich And Olwen, Taliesin, Hero Myths Of The British Race, Beowulf, Cuchulain, Champion Of Ireland, Hereward The Wake, and Robin Hood.

A collection of the portrait photographs from the late photographer who helped establish photography as an art form

In 1980, mysterious chalk drawings of simple outline figures began appearing on unused advertising space in New York City subway stations. Combining the appeal of Disney cartoons with the sophisticated "primitivism" of such artists as Jean Dubuffet, these underground artworks were bold, humorous, accessible, subversive - and the work of one man - Keith Haring. Over the next decade, Haring went on to create a body of work that would capture the energy and excitement of New York's brash street culture - and transmute punk, new wave, hip-hop, graffiti and break dancing into an instantly recognizable pop iconography. He frequently bypassed the gallery scene, preferring to address people directly through drawings and paintings in public spaces and with mass-produced items based on his designs. By the time he died of AIDS in 1990 he had become New York's most celebrated artist since Andy Warhol.

Since the 1950s, interior design photographer Horst has had unmatched access to the private homes of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Oscar de la Renta, Andy Warhol, Yves St. Laurent, and Palamo Picasso. A unique insider's view of the rooms inhabited by the elite of America and Europe. 200 color photos.

This volume presents an overview of Imogen Cunningham's figure studies dating from 1906 through to 1976, the year of her death. Although the majority of the included photos date from the 1920s and 1930s, her later work in this genre continued to be compelling and provocative. An illustrated essay discusses Cunningham's interest in the human form, influences on her work and comparable images by other photographers. Text illustrations include work by a wide range of contempories and the book also includes a chronology of Cunningham's life and a selected bibliography. Imogen Cunningham was a pioneer of 20th-century photography, an artist whose work significantly contributed to the acceptance of the medium as an art form. She devoted her life to her craft and photographed continuously and passionately for over 70 years. Her images of the body explore the human form in great detail: eyes, ears, heads, hands, breasts, feet. The sensuous forms she photographed are sculpted by brilliant sunlight and reveal both the universal and the unique aspects of the body. Many of her images have become well-known and popular icons in the history of art.

Retells the stories of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology