Buckland Books
Are pleased to present a selection
of new mosaic books
This month, we have seen the arrival
of a number of new and exciting mosaic books which we hope you will
enjoy:
0517 EXPOSURE: BAMM Exhibition 2001 £3.50
Anon, British Association for
Modern Mosaic, 2001, 12pp, 2 loose inserts, 26 colour illus,
booklet
The catalogue of the superb
exhibition at The Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter, with
works by Elaine M Goodwin, Robert Field, Vanessa Benson, Trudi Lloyd Williams,
Dugald McInnes, Jane Muir, Cleo Mussi and Catherine Parkinson.
1213 LUCIO ORSONI: MOSAICI
£8.99
Text by Peter Fischer, Vianello
Libri, Italy, 2000, full Italian and English texts, 44pp, illus throughout in
colour, cloth with embossed ‘mosaic’ dustwrapper
One of the last projects of Peter
Fischer before his untimely death was to compose a ‘poem in prose’ to the beauty
and symbolism of Lucio Orsoni and his mosaics. This has now been published
together with superb photographs taken specially by Norbert Heyl and is a
fitting epitaph to a lifetime studying mosaic.
1510 ORPHEUS, THE MAGICIAN
£19.95
Füsun Tülek, Arkeoloji Sanat
Yayinlari, Turkey, 1998, full Turkish and English texts, 72pp + 24 plates
containing 30 colour + 16 b & w illus + 11 drwgs in text,
paperback
A study of the iconography of
various Orpheus mosaics, relating to the Christianisation of the Orpheus theme.
The mosaics at Jerusalem, Urfa, Adana, Tarsus, Polatlı-Kayabaşı,
Pamphylia-Seleukeia, Cos, and Miletus are illustrated and discussed. The
illustrations could have been better, but this is an interesting
study.
2104 THE UMAYYADS, the Rise of
Islamic Art £14.95
Various authors, ‘Museum with no
Frontiers’, 2000, 224pp, 182 colour illus + 43 monument maps,
paperback
A study of the art and architecture
of Jordan and how it relates to other Islamic traditions. Includes a number of
Jordan’s mosaic sites, relating them to other contemporary arts.
13103 MARMI ANTICHI E PIETRE DURE
£25.00
Edited by Dario del Bufalo, Mario
Congedo Editore, Italy, 2000, Italian text, 162pp, 3 b & w + 26 colour illus
+ 10 plates showing 80 sample marbles, large paperback
The greater part of this book is
taken up with facsimiles of some of the earliest literature on marble and pietre
dure in the Italian language. There are also chapters on marble cutting/forming
techniques and tools and a very useful ‘identity parade’ with good illustrations
of some 80 different types of marble.
Well, that's it for this time, have
a great summer!
Regards
Chris
Chris Blanchett, Proprietor,
Buckland Books
Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road,
LITTLEHAMPTON, West Sussex, BN17 5PP
England
Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 1903 717 648
E-mail: cblanchett@lineone.net
Holly Tree House, 18 Woodlands Road,
LITTLEHAMPTON, West Sussex, BN17 5PP
England
Tel/Fax: +44 (0) 1903 717 648
E-mail: cblanchett@lineone.net