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Wall Paintings of Eton Emily Howe, Henrietta McBurney, David Park, Stephen Rickerby and Lisa Shekede
• Wall Paintings of Eton combines known facts about the wall paintings with the findings of recently commissioned scientific analysis
• This is the first book on these important works since M. R. James’s seminal publication The Frescoes in the Chapel at Eton College
ISBN: 9781857597875
The paintings which adorn the lower walls of the chapel at Eton College are arguably the most important surviving late-medieval murals in Northern Europe. Documented as having been painted between 1479 and 1487, they originally comprised some thirtytwo scenes ranged in two registers on the chapel's north and south walls, recounting the miracles of the Virgin. Concealed for years with whitewash and panelling, it was not until the 1920s that the paintings were finally uncovered and their significance appreciated fully.
Scala Publishers 10.5 x 8.25in. 192 pp. 214 col. October 2012 $55.00 Hardcover
This stunningly illustrated publication brings together the considerable body of recent research into these internationally important wall paintings, giving a comprehensive description and an account of their creation and patronage. It also includes a fascinating discussion on the Head Master's Chambers wall painting dated to around 1520 and discovered in 2005.
ISBN: 9781854442673
Samuel Palmer The Poetical Landscape
Ashmolean Museum 7.75 x 10.25in. 144 pp. 65 col. November 2012 $27.50 Paperback
Colin Harrison This is a new interpretation of the widely misunderstood English Romantic artist. In revealing Palmer as one of the most consistently innovative landscape artists of the 19th century, previously-unpublished materials from the Ashmolean Museum have been included. The Ashmolean, which arguably has the best Palmer collection in the world, presents both new painting acquisitions and a fresh reading of his letters.
The British as Art Collectors From the Tudors to the Present ISBN: 9781857597493 Scala Publishers 9 x 11.5in. 400 pp. 320 col. 30 b.&w. August 2012 $100.00 Hardcover
James Stourton and Charles Sebag-Montefiore To see the great art galleries, stately homes and museums up and down Britain today is to witness the rich story of the British as art collectors, a narrative that mirrors the history of the country. In this remarkable new book, the authors present a comprehensive survey of British art collectors down the centuries.