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Publisher
Rizzoli Electa
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on the V&A's collection of Beatrix Potter's artwork -the largest in the world -and little-seen material from international collections, this beautiful book explores her achievements as a naturalist, artist-storyteller and sheep farmer, and her legacy in preservation of the Lake District. Potter's work has delighted audiences for over a hundred years. A creative pioneer and determined entrepreneur, she combined scientific observation with...
Author
Publisher
V&A Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Highlights of the collection of designs for embroidery at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Focusing on designs for fashion, accessories, and furnishings, it includes gowns, jackets, bags, collars, children's clothing, saddle pouches, and designs for home furnishing as well as poignant embroidery on love and intimacy. Featuring designs from the Italian Renaissance to the embroidery patterns of Morris & Co. and 20th-century Russian creations.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd. in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Color by Design is attractively simple: a celebration and exploration of color, as revealed through objects in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Structured by color and beautifully designed, it offers fascinating insights into the choices made by designers and makers from across the world and throughout history. -- Website.
Publisher
V&A Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Ten curators from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London tell the story of ten of the most famous and curious objects acquired by the museum over its history. Among these are "Tipu's Tiger," an almost life-size wooden mechanical toy of a tiger mauling a European soldier; the "Great Bed of Ware," a 10 1/2-foot-wide Elizabethan bed; and a "Shakespeare First Folio," one of the few survivors of an estimated 750 that were originally printed. Learn too...