Animal : a beastly compendium : treasures from the Prints and Photographs Department at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des estampes et de la photographie2017
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This work presents a selection of over one hundred stunning artworks, depicting animals real and mythical, from the prints and photography collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The work opens with a preface from celebrated cultural historian Michel Pastoureau, who considers the symbolic importance of animals to our dreams and imagination. Each image is accompanied by a commentary from one of the BnF's expert editorial team of curators and archivists, which provides information on the natural and symbolic history of the creature depicted. Featured artworks include such masterpieces as Dórer's rhinoceros, Manet's cats, a carp by Hiroshige and Matisse's swan. This is a truly beautiful and authoritative collection of some of the most recognisable and accomplished works of animal-themed art, from the medieval period to the present day.
Main title:
Animal : a beastly compendium : treasures from the Prints and Photographs Department at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France / edited by Rémi Mathis and Valérie Sueur-Hermel ; preface by Michel Pastoureau ; translated from the French by Augusta Dörr.
Author:
Mathis, Rémi, 1982-, editorSueur-Hermel, Valérie, editorDörr, Augusta, translatorBibliothèque nationale de France. Département des estampes et de la photographie, creator
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, [2017]©2017
Collation:
164 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 30 cm
ISBN:
9781474274944 (hbk)9781474274982 (ePub ebook)9781474274975 (PDF ebook)
Dewey class:
704.9'432
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
287755