Edmund Swinglehurst Knihy

Has a light waterstain effecting the very corner of spine, book, and dj at bottom. Still looks very decent. A nice illustrated history of Victorian travel in Europe.

Gustav Klimt began his life as a successful painter of murals and as a designer of pageants in the age of Emperor Franz Joseph in Austria. He was a key member of the Viennese Succession movement who sought a more modern style of painting. He believed that human suffering could only be reviled through art and love. This ideal is enshrined in many of his finest works, giving an insight into his productive, if turbulent, life.

From sport and leisure to the workplace, from the countryside to the city and from shore to shore,'Britain Past & Present' presents the amazing social changes that have taken place over the last 150 years. By contrasting beautiful black and white images with colour photographs of the same activities, this fascinating review of Britain reveals how patterns of work hae changed as well as how Britons spend their free time.With an illuminating commentary on each set of images, 'Britain Past & Present' reflects on great royal occasions, national obsessions and unique events, such as Henley Regatta and the Derby, plus changes to our urban areas like London's Docklands and the impact of technology on our daily lives.Offering a unique window on the differences that successive generations have witnessed, this is a delightful look at Britain, yesterday and today.Janice Swinglehurst is the author of many books including 'The Queen: 40 Glorious Years'. The late Edmund Swinglehurst is the author of over 20 books including 'History of the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland'.

Tells the story of Britain over the 20th century, in pictures and text. The history of these islands is a colourful one, encompassing wars and depressions, economic and technological progress, and urban growth and decay. This book attempts to cover all these changes in one volume.

A comprehensive introduction to the artistic movement known as post-impressionism, as well a collection of great post-impressionist works, each of which includes an explanatory caption.

THE BEAUTY OF BRITAIN. [Hardcover] Swinglehurst, Edmund.

This book gives a quick biography of Monet, explains the elements of his painting style, and includes fifty of his best-known and best-loved works.

Beautiful color photos of England along with a history of the places showcased.

Collects photographs of the landmarks, monuments, cafes, markets, nightlife, and historic buildings of Paris and discusses the city's culture

This book gives a quick biography of Monet, explains the elements of his painting style, and includes fifty of his best-known and best-lovedworks.

Lawrence Alma-Tadema was born in the Netherlands but spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a member of the Royal Academy and later gaining a knighthood. He was the quintessential Classicist painter, taking many of his themes from Greek and Roman Mythology. His work has a rich dream-like quality which is well illustrated in this book.

Botticelli, one of the greatest painters of the renaissance, spent almost his whole life in Florence, and many of his greatest, best-known works, such as Primavera and the Birth of Venus, both reproduced here, were commissioned by the medici family, who then ruled the city-state. This volume also reproduces may of his exqui

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was an association of painters, formed in London in 1848. Its chief members were Holman Hunt, Millais and Rossetti. As a group, the Brotherhood lasted for little more than a decade, but it gave a new direction to Victorian art which lasted into the 20th century. They determined to paint direct from nature, with objective truthfulness, emulating the work of the great Italian artists before Raphael. They turned to the Bible and classical mythology for inspiration, and some of their best-known works are shown in this splendid volume, including Hunt's Light of the World and Millais' Christ in the House of His Parents.This series on the lives and works of the great painters provides an invaluable guide. In each volume, a short introduction gives a brief biography of the artist and explains the elements of his or her painting style. Fifty paintings are reproduced in full color, and an extended caption to each clearly explains the background to the work, its significance in the history of art, and its position in the complete canon of the artist's work.

This book gives a quick biography of Monet, explains the elements of his painting style, and includes fifty of his best-known and best-lovedworks.

This series of books provides an invaluable guide to the world's great artists. Each volume contains a comprehensive introduction and a collection of great works, each of which is accompanied by an explanatory caption.

Presents the story of British travel and transport in printed ephemera: the tickets, notices, leaflets, labels, folders, posters, billheads and other throwaway souvenirs of travel on land, sea, and air from the 1700s to the 1900s in Britain

Florence Beautiful Series large coffee table book is filled with pictures of beautiful paintings, places, and descriptions of each and where to find them. A must have before traveling to Italy or a great souvenir

The period between 1900 and 1950 witnessed fundamental changes in the way of life in Britain. Gradually contemporary Britain emerged from the horse drawn Victorian age and underwent many changes that were completely unthinkable for the people of the new century.The motor car, the aeroplane and television are all taken for granted now but simply didn't exist at the beginning of the 20th century. Women couldn't vote and few of them worked outside the home. By 1950 the Britain of the Victorians had been swept away in a tide of technology and by two terrible world wars that had engulfed Europe.

Offers views of the city's streets, architecture, markets, harbors, parks, people, and historic sites

Over 100 illustrations. Salvador Dali, best known as the master of Surrealism, was one of the twentieth century's most famous artists, a painter whose remarkably potent work is recognized the world over. Both his extraordinary artworks and his brilliantly eccentric personality account for his universal popularity. As his reputation grew, so did his public displays, both artistic and otherwise: he clearly prefigured Warhol and the decade of the sixties. Nearly always controversial, Dali dealt openly and flamboyantly with sex and the subconscious. Here is the story of the man and the artist, presented along with his most vivid and sometimes disturbing works, represented by 100 full-color reproductions.