a happy new year to everyone
from
Buckland books!
 
We hope you all had a merry and peaceful Christmas and that the New Year will be a happy and prosperous one as we start the new millennium proper! 
 
January 1, 2001 sees the demise of the Eurocheque, so to help our European customers, we have opened a Euro bank account.  This means we can accept your payment in Euros by personal/business cheque and will invoice in Euros on request.  This should save you paying any bank charges and will be even cheaper than Eurocheques!  Remember: we also now accept VISA/MASTERCARD.
 
We will be exhibiting at EXPOTILE again this year, from 21 to 24 January at the NEC, Birmingham.  We are sharing stand B1 with TILE UK, the magazine for the UK tile and mosaic and look forward to seeing you there!
 
We had a lot of new titles delivered in the weeks coming up to Christmas, so if you are wondering how to spend that money you had for Christmas, here are a few ideas! 

We are pleased to present a stunning new book on

 mosaic and opus sectile floors:

0447 DECORATIVE FLOORS OF VENICE                                                                                                        £35.00

Tudy Sammartini, Merrell, 2000, 208pp, over 230 large-scale colour illus, cloth

A visual treat! Breathtaking photographs of the mosaic, opus sectile and terrazzo floors of Venice both ancient and modern. The floors are left to speak for themselves apart from an introduction, minimal but authoritative text and a guide to where the floors can be seen. OUR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2000!
 
 

0118 AZULEJOS, Les Métamorphoses de l’Azur/Las Metamorfosis del Azul                                      £45.00

Various authors, Ars Latina, Paris, France, first pub’d 1995, reprinted 2000, parallel French and Spanish texts, 439pp, 154 colour plates, large quarto paperback

Excellent catalogue to an exhibition covering the history of maiolica tiles from around the world. With tiles from Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and across Central America, this is one of the most comprehensive titles on the subject. When first published, we couldn’t get enough copies, this time, we are promised good supplies!
 
 

1928 SHAPING EARTH                                                                                                                                         £18.95

Various authors, University of Wolverhampton, 2000, 150pp, 125colour + 23 b & w illus, quarto paperback, dustwrapper

If you went to the ‘Yellow Brick Road’ symposium last year, this will be a wonderful reminder of the amazing diversity of design that can be achieved with simple clay building products. If you didn’t then this will show you just what a feast you missed! Here are brick, tile, terracotta and mud used to create practical dwellings, decorative features, sculpture and much more. An inspiration!
 
 

1385 MOSAIC YEARBOOK, No 1: Mosaic Methods of Execution                                             £12.95 inc VAT

Isotta Fiorentini (Ed), Mosaic World and Vision, Italy, 1999, English, Italian, French, German and Japanese texts, CD-ROM for Windows 95 and up
Most of the methods of working with mosaic are explained here in detail, including a few of the less common techniques. Illustrations are good and can be printed out with the text if required. An ideal source and reference work. Also contains a selection of work from mosaicists around the world and a number of articles on mosaic subjects. There is an irritating electronic ‘bleep soundtrack’ on everything, but don’t let this put you off, just turn the sound down! Excellent value. ALSO AVAILABLE with a 54 pp booklet, order ref: 1386, price £18.95 inc VAT

1819 RAVENNA: Mosaics and Monuments, A World Heritage                                              £12.95 inc VAT

Isotta Fiorentini (Ed), Mosaic World and Vision, Italy, 2000, English, Italian, French, German and Japanese texts, CD-ROM for Windows 95 and up.
 
A ‘guided tour’ of the major (and a few minor) mosaic sites in Ravenna. The illustrations are good with a number of ‘video clips’ and the text is spoken as well as written. Navigation is easy once you’ve mastered the basics! Recommended.
 
OTHER NEW BOOKS:
 
 
0819 HEARST CASTLE, The Biography of a Country House                                                                      £32.00
 
Victoria Kastner, Harry N Abrams, USA, 2000, 240pp, illus throughout in colour plus some b & w archive photographs, cloth
 
Newspaper tycoon, William Randolph Hearst and his legendary California estate occupy a place in the popular imagination through Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. But Hearst was far from the egotist portrayed in the film and Hearst Castle is a fabulous celebration of the arts. Including many tile and mosaic installations from ancient to modern, this book lifts the lid on one man’s personal Xanadu.
 
0241 BYZANTINE ART                                                                                                                                           £14.99
 
Jannic Durand, Terrail, France, 2000, English text, 208pp, over 160 colour illus, large paperback
 
A great introduction to the art and life of the Byzantine Empire, with many mosaics illustrated and explained within their historical context. Excellent value too!
0625 FRAGMENTS OF THE GOTHIC WORLD                                                                                              £12.00
 
Garry Atkins, privately pub’d, 2000, 56pp, 88 colour illus, paperback
 
The catalogue of a selling exhibition, held in November 2000 featuring a range of artifacts from the medieval period. The major part of the exhibition was a number of interesting and unusual inlaid and relief floor tiles and some roof furniture, very rare survivors of a once-commonplace object.
 
We have just acquired a number of new titles from Spain:
 
0165 AZULEJO SEVILLANO                                                                                                                                 £19.95
 
Alfonso Pleguezuelo Hernândez, Padilla Libros, Spain, 1989, Spanish text, 171pp, 103 colour illus, paperback with card dustwrapper
 
A monograph on the tiles of Seville, from the middle ages to the 20th as displayed in the Museum of Art, Seville. Covers a number of less common types of tile.
 
1821 REHABILITACIÓN DE LA AZULEJERÍA EN LA ARQUITECTURA                                            £17.95
 
Various authors, Asociación de Ceramología, Spain, 1995, Spanish text (one article in Italian), 221pp, 40 colour + 45 b & w illus + drwgs and graphs in text, paperback
 
The proceedings of a symposium on tile conservation in situ, held in Valencia in November 1993. Covers the preservation and conservation of maiolica tiles of various periods.
 
1394 MOSAICOS Nº 5: CONSERVACIÓN IN SITU, ICCROM, Palencia 1990                                       £24.95
 
Various authors, Dip. Prov. Palencia, Spain, 1994, mainly Spanish text with some articles in English, French etc, 352pp, 93 colour + 26 b & w illus + drwgs, graphs and maps in text, paperback
 
A report of the ICCROM symposium on the in situ conservation of historic mosaics. Contains a wealth of information and case studies.
 
1395 EL MOSAICO COSMOLÓGICO DE MERIDA                                                                                       £11.95
 
Various authors, Cuadernos Emeritensis - 12, Museu Nacional de Arte Romana, Merida, Spain, 1996, Spanish text, 201pp, 67 b & w illus/drwgs, paperback
 
A detailed study of the complex imagery contained in this beautiful and interesting mosaic.
 
1397 EL MOSAICO DE LA VILLA ROMANA DE SANTA CRUZ                                                               £7.95
 
T Mañanès, M Gutierrez, C Agundez, Dip. de Valladolid, Spain, 1987, 66pp, 13 colour + 20 b & w illus + numerous drwgs/plans in text, paperback
 
A monograph on the Roman mosaics from this fine villa at Cabezón de Pisuerga, Valladolid. Contains details of other finds assisting in the dating of the mosaic.
 
0515 ESTUDIOS SOBRE MOSAICOS ROMANOS:
A) Vol IV: Emblemata, 1976, 31pp, 6 b & w illus                                                                                                 £3.95
B) Vol V: Labours of Hercules, 1978, 11pp, 2 b & w illus                                                                                 £2.95
C) Vol VI: 2 Spanish mosaics, 1979, 28pp, 4 b & w illus                                                                                   £3.95
D) Vol VII: Mosaics from Valencia, Arnal and Leon, 1980, 28pp, 12 b & w illus                                     £3.95
 
Various authors, Departmento de Prehistoria y Arqueologia, Valladolid, Spain, Spanish text, booklets
 
Part of a short series studying various aspects of mosaics in the Iberian peninsula.
 
0921 ICONOGRAFÍA DE LOS MOSAICOS ROMANOS EN LA HISPANIA ALTO-IMPERIAL       £35.00
 
Mercedes Durån, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain, 1993, Spanish text, 576pp, 59 drwgs/plans etc + 118 b & w illus, paperback
 
An extremely detailed study of the iconography of Spanish mosaics of the Imperial Roman period.
 
1388 MOSAICOS HISPÁNICOS DE ESQUEMA A COMPÁS                                                                         £4.95
 
Dimas Fernández-Galiano, Privately pub’d, Spain, 1980, Spanish text, 74pp, 9 b & w illus, paperback
 
A short description of a number of Spanish mosaics from various sites.
 
2213 LA VILLA ROMANA DE CAMPO DE VILLAVIDEL (LEÓN)                                                             £9.99
 
Various authors, Univ. Complutense de Madrid & Univ. de León, Spain, 1986, Spanish text, 129pp, 45 colour illus + drwgs etc in text, paperback
 
A detailed study of the iconography and composition of the mosaics from this early Roman camp.
 
1392 MOSAICOS ROMANOS : ESUDIOS SOBRE ICONOGRAFIA                                                             £9.95
 
Various authors, Dip. Prov. Guadalajara, Spain, 1990, Spanish text, 215pp, 21 b & w illus, paperback
 
The proceedings of a symposium held in memory of Alberto Balil, one of Spain’s foremost authorities on mosaic. Discusses the iconography of number of major mosaics.
 
1396 EL MOSAICO DE "HILAS Y LAS NINFAS", Museo de León                                                             £12.95
 
Various authors, Junta de Castille y Leon, Spain, 1994, Spanish text, 77pp, 61 colour + some b & w illus and drwgs in text, A4 paperback
 
The remarkable story of the re-constitution of this major mosaic from fragments damaged and dispersed during the Spanish Civil War and now held in the León Museum
 
1393 UN MOSAICO CON INSCRIPCIONES/UNE MOSAÏQUE A INSRIPTIONS                               £11.95
 
Various authors, La Casa de Velazquez, Spain, 1987, parallel Spanish and French texts, 83pp, 12 b & w illus, A4 paperback
 
A monograph on the remarkable ‘Nile’ mosaic from Puente Genil (Cordoba) excavated in 1982. Looks at the history, iconography and literary basis of the mosaic.
 
1391 MOSAICOS ROMANOS DEL CONVENTO CESARAUGUSTANO                                                £29.95
 
Dimas Fernandez-Galiano Ruiz, CAJA, Zaragoza, Spain, 1987, 255pp, Spanish text, 38 colour + 85 b & w illus + maps and plans, Large paperback
 
This book forms a basic corpus of mosaics from the Guadalajara, Zaragoza, Teruel, Navara, Alava and La Rioja regions of Spain. Each mosaic is described and illustrated.
 
1390 MOSAICOS ROMANOS DE MERIDA, NUEVOS HALLAZGOS                                                     £19.95
Jose Maria Alvarez Martinez, Museu Nacional de Arte Romana, Merida, Spain, 1990, Spanish text, 183pp, 26 colour + 64 b & w illus + 12 b & w drwgs, large paperback
 
A study of the most recently discovered mosaics from the Merida site.
 
1389 MOSAICOS ROMANOS DE LA PROVINCIA DE SALAMANCA                                                  £12.95
 
Fernando Regueras Grande & Esther Pérez Olmedo, Junta de Castilla y León, Spain, 1997, Spanish text, 97pp, 21 colour + 2 b & w plates + numerous drwgs in text, large paperback
 
A description of the mosaic finds from recent excavations at this important site.
 
1387 LOS MOSAICOS DE LA ANTIGUÉDAD TARDÍA EN HISPANIA                                                £59.00
 
Milagros Guardia Pons, PPU, Barcelona, Spain, 1992, Spanish text, 725pp, 9 maps, 39 drwgs, 129 b & w plates, A4 paperback
 
A detailed study of the design and iconography of most of the known Spanish mosaics of ancient times. Very detailed and well documented.
 
0514 EXCAVACIONES ARQUEOLOGICAS EN ESPAÑA: COMPLUTUM: II: Mosaicos                  £29.50
 
Dimas Fernandez-Galiano, Ministerio de Cultura, Madrid, Spain, 1984, Spanish text, 262pp, 73 colour + 79 b & w illus, A4 paperback
 
A summary of recent mosaic excavations in Spain up to 1984. Very detailed.
 
Well that seems to be the end of the list for now, I hope you've managed to stay with us!  Once again, all the very best for 2001!
 
Chris Blanchett, Proprietor, BUCKLAND BOOKS,
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