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Peter Brandes: Meridian of Art By Ettore Rocca
The first monograph on the art of significant Danish artist Peter Brandes. Peter Brandes is one of the most significant Danish visual artists alive today, represented in the collections of leading museums worldwide, including the Louvre, and is featured in the most important Danish museums. This is the first monograph on the art of Peter Brandes, pursuing a series of central themes that cut across Brandes’ artistic production, connecting and traversing these with lines that the book’s author, Ettore Rocca, calls the “meridian of art.”
Aarhus University Press • 9788772190815 • Hardback 260 pages • April 2020 • £42.00
Leaping the Dragon Gate The Sir Michael Butler Collection of 17th-Century Chinese Porcelain By Teresa Canepa and Katharine Butler
Celebrates the most important collection of 17th-century Chinese porcelain in the world. The most important collection of 17th-century Chinese porcelain in the world was assembled by the distinguished British diplomat Sir Michael Butler. This lavish and comprehensive collection covers most of the types of porcelain produced at Jingdezhen, in Jiangxi province, during the 17th century, illustrated by the variety of the pieces in this collection. An introduction by Katharine Butler also reveals the fascinating story of the circumstances that encouraged her father to acquire, collect and passionately study Chinese porcelain of the 17th century. Ad Ilissum • 9781912168163 • Hardback • 600 illus. 300 x 245mm • 384 pages • November 2020 • £155.00
Living with Architecture as Art The Peter May Collection of Architectural Drawings, Models and Artefacts By Peter May, Maureen Cassidy-Geiger, Charles Hind, Basile Baudez and Wells Matthew
Introduces readers to one of the largest private collections of architectural drawings in the world. This stunning two-volume publication introduces readers to one of the largest private collections of architectural drawings in the world, assembled over 30 years by investor and philanthropist Peter May. Showcasing drawings and related models and artefacts dating from 1691 to the mid-20th century, this lavish tome includes both a catalogue and new texts by leading authorities and provides a fascinating look at these often very beautiful by-products of architectural training and practice. Ad Ilissum • 9781912168194 • Hardback • 800 illus. 360 x 310mm • 704 pages • May 2020 • £260.00
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