Many Occasions : Essays towards the Appreciation of Several Arts [Many Occasions -- Beauty in art and nature -- Poetry : The sacred fire: an essay on the nature and phases of English poetry -- The arts in the modern world -- The artist and his subjects -- The artist and his materials -- The artist and society -- The artist as visionary -- Visual arts -- Art and science -- The painter's purpose and the public taste -- Sculpture and modelling -- A porcelain group -- Tradition and change in t he art of the potter -- The art of the glass-maker: a survey -- The Theatre -- A Note on Nijinsky and the paradox of acting and dancing -- The Garden -- End of the year]
by Honey, W. B
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New York: Book Collectors Society. Limited to 250 numbered copies of this edition. VG-, slight wear to outer front hinge and uneven spotting to front and rear covers. Blue leather with gilt embossed design. Marbled endpapers, silk ribbon, top edge gilt. 157 pp., illustrated in bw. Essays include: Many Occasions -- Beauty in art and nature -- Poetry : The sacred fire: an essay on the nature and phases of English poetry -- The arts in the modern world -- The artist and his subjects -- The artist and his materials -- The artist and society -- The artist as visionary -- Visual arts -- Art and science -- The painter's purpose and the public taste -- Sculpture and modelling -- A porcelain group -- Tradition and change in t he art of the potter -- The art of the glass-maker: a survey -- The Theatre -- A Note on Nijinsky and the paradox of acting and dancing -- The Garden -- End of the year. Includes illustrations by T A Stephenson, Thomas Martyn, Pablo Picasso, Giovanni Bellini, Eric Ravilious, Hans Bellmer, Franz Anton Bustelli, Henry Moore, Eric Maclagan, Arnold Machin, Bernard Leach, Viktor Lindstrand, Tom Hill, Keith Murray, R A Malby, Mori Ippo, Baron de Meyer.
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- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
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- Title
- Many Occasions : Essays towards the Appreciation of Several Arts [Many Occasions -- Beauty in art and nature -- Poetry : The sacred fire: an essay on the nature and phases of English poetry -- The arts in the modern world -- The artist and his subjects -- The artist and his materials -- The artist and society -- The artist as visionary -- Visual arts -- Art and science -- The painter's purpose and the public taste -- Sculpture and modelling -- A porcelain group -- Tradition and change in t he art of the potter -- The art of the glass-maker: a survey -- The Theatre -- A Note on Nijinsky and the paradox of acting and dancing -- The Garden -- End of the year]
- Author
- Honey, W. B
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-, slight wear to outer front hinge and uneven spotting to front and rear covers
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Limited to 250 numbered copies of this edition
- Publisher
- Book Collectors Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- European Art ; 20th Century Art Essays ; ;
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