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The Library by Andrew Lang is a late 19th-century book published by McMillan & Co. as part of the “Art as Home” series. Continuing the tradition of de Bury’s The Philobiblon and Dibdin’s Bibliomania, The Library is a half-serious look at the craft of book-collecting for the amateur bibliophile. [1] Title page to The Library by Andrew Lang
Pages in category "Quotations from art" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 15 minutes of ...
The librarian David Pearson has argued that a plausible case can be made for regarding this as a kind of bookplate. [ 17 ] The earliest English bookplate appears to be the gift plate of Sir Nicholas Bacon ; it adorns a book that once belonged to Henry VIII, and now is located in the King's library, British Museum .
45 Vibrant Illustrations Offering Words Of Wisdom By Ramin Nazer. ... Lastly, Ramin added: “Check out my library and art shop at rainbowbrainskull.com. I put all my comics, books, games ...
The late-medieval author Chaucer (c. 1343 –1400) observed "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne" ("The life so short, the craft so long to learn", the first line of the Parlement of Foules). [6] The first-century CE rabbi Tarfon is quoted as saying "The day is short, the labor vast, the workers are lazy, the reward great, the Master ...
Franklin Booth (July 18, 1874 – August 25, 1948) was an American artist known for his detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. He had a unique illustration style based upon his early recreation of wood engraving illustrations with pen and ink. His skill as a draftsman and style made him a popular magazine illustrator in the early 20th-century.
The National Art Library (NAL) is a major reference library, situated in the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), a museum of decorative arts in London. The NAL holds the UK's most comprehensive collection of both books as art and books about art, which includes many genres and time periods. [ 1 ]
Walter Crane (15 August 1845 – 14 March 1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children's book creators of his generation [1] and, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, one of the strongest contributors to the child's nursery motif that the genre of English children's illustrated literature would ...