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Scythian and Thracian (Ashmolean Handbooks) 1 review
Michael Vickers
Ashmolean Museum, 2006
A terrific little volume!
If your tastes run to Ancient Scythians and Thracians this little volume of work is for you! Beautifully written and lovingly composed...it runs the spectrum of the people who cultivated these worlds. A stunning edition to my library, well conceived and rendered. Give it a try if you are curious about this era...and if you are knowledgeable you certainly shall not be disappointed.
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Toy Soldiers and Ceremonial in Post-Mughal India1 review
Simon Digby, J.C. Harle
Ashmolean Museum, 1982
An excellent account of the socio-cultural conditions .
The book traces very clearly, the socio- cultural conditions that prevailed in the country in the post- mughal period. The book is one of the rare ones which has focussed its attention on issues which others have tended to ignore. However, the author should have focussed a little bit on the chronology. Regarding the style of writing the book is written in a simple and lucid form , thereby ...
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Meiji Arts: Japanese Dec. Arts of the Meiji Period (Ashmolean Handbooks) 1 review
Oliver Impey
Ashmolean Museum, 2006
Tantalizing Beauty
A wonderfully texted book of decorative arts. Finely detailed pictures give the reader a very real sense of the beauty in Japanese works of the Meiji period. The histories of the pieces are enlightening, as are those of the artists. I would like to have seen more of the makers' and artists' marks and signatures, and translations thereof for use as identification reference. Overall, a book I'm ...
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Embroideries & Samplers from Islamic Egypt (Ashmolean Handbooks)3 reviews
Marianne Ellis
Ashmolean Museum, 2006
Excellent Resource for Re-enactors
Large all color plates and detailed notes about construction and stitches make this book an invaluable resource for anyone researching medieval Islamic embroidery.
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New Flowering: 1000 Years of Botanical Art3 reviews
Shirley Sherwood
Ashmolean Museum, 2006
Interesting comparison/presentation of historical perspective and contemporary work
*If you're a painter trying to pick up techniques*, "Contemporary Botanical Artists" would be better because 1) the reproductions are larger (better for seeing small details) and 2) most of the art is from the mid-1990s, so the format might be closer to what you'd be producing (for example, a watercolor instead of an illuminated manuscript), and 3) the reproductions are somehow a little higher ...
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Kuniyoshi's Heroes of China & Japan (Warrior) (Japanese Prints)1 review
Oliver Impey
Ashmolean Museum, 2006
Great Pocket Guide
A great abridged version of "Of Brigands and Bravery". But I would advise that anyone seriously interested in this subject should just get " Of Brigands and Bravery"
instead.
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T. E. Lawrence - "Lawrence of Arabia" - set of slides with a commentary and biographical notes by - [J. M. ...4 reviews
J. M. Wilson
Ashmolean Museum, 1976
Jeremy Wilson's book on Lawrence of Arabia
I had previously read the Robert Graves book on Lawrence. This was far more superior. It was engrossing, detailed and made me want to know more about this incredible man. There didn't seem to be any bias for or against Lawrence by the author. It moved quickly. It's apparent that he did a very detailed job of researching Lawrence. I am know looking for other books that might uncover ...
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ABC of Egyptian Hieroglyphs1 review
Jaromir Malek
Ashmolean Museum, 2006
ancient egyptian written by GEORGE HART
I think this book has a lot of information on ancient egypt and i think that it was laid out very well!This is a must read book and i would reckamend it to anyone in need of a little info this knows his stuff.I have been a great fan of egypt and i was very impressed with this book.It has made me get into reading hieroglyphic's which i am very proud of as i am only 12!I am a egypt expert!This book ...
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Techniques of Drawing from the 15th to 19th Centuries1 review
Ursula Weekes
Ashmolean Museum, 2006
Mistitled
This is an interesting little monograph (about 45 pages)about the history of different drawing media--metalpoint, charcoal, chalk, graphite, pastel, crayon, ink, gouache, and watercolor--but I feel the book should be titled "A Brief History of Drawing Media." It is not about the techniques of drawing, i.e., how to draw, as taught in various academies over the last few centuries. If anyone knows ...
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Pots And People -- That have shaped the Heritage of Medieval and Later England1 review
Maureen Mellor
Ashmolean Museum, 2000
Wrong image but great book
The picture listed with this image is incorrect.
I've been using this book as a resource for images of early European pottery. This is a paperback volume from the University of Oxford Ashmolean Museum. An anthropological discussion of the wares found with a history of the sites, Potteries, and people. Excellent photographs.
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Finger Rings: Ancient to Modern (Ashmolean Handbooks) 1 review
Diana Scarisbrick
Ashmolean Museum, 2006
A Bitter Disappointment
Diana Scarisbrick & Martin Henig's book turned out to be a complete disappointment to me. I do not own any other books of either author but if this is any indication of what to expect from them on the subject of finger rings then I won't be buying any more of their books. I am a novice collector of ancient rings (mostly roman) and was hoping to find a brief history of roman rings and their ...
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English Embroideries--16th & 17th C. (Ashmolean Handbooks) 1 review
Mary Brooks
Ashmolean Museum, 2006
If you're looking for Elizabethan embroidery, look elsewhere.
The book has information on design, stitches, and materials for 20+ embroidery pieces in the Ashmolean but the title is misleading. There are no pieces that are definitively dated to the 16th century. All are from the 17th century, 12 of which are pictorial works of biblical scenes. Two blackworked coifs and a forehead cloth are "late sixteenth to early seventeenth century." Everything else ...
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Samuel Palmer: Paintings and Drawings (Ashmolean Handbooks S.)1 review
Colin Harrison
Ashmolean Museum, 2009
Glimpses of the earthly Paradise
Samuel Palmer as a young man was a disciple of William Blake, but had already struck out as an artist of the imagination. When he met Blake, Palmer confessed that he set about creating works of art "with fear and trembling." "Then you'll do," Blake said. Harrison's book contains what look to me like superb reproductions, admittedly small, of early masterpieces such as the suite of six ...
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Coins of Iran After the Mongol Invasion: 10 (Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean Museum)2 reviews
Stephen Album
Ashmolean Museum, 2001
Most Erudite and Complete
This compilation should assist Oriental numismatists in identifying abstruse pieces. This reference tool is valuable to both the scholar and layman. This work will give this important collection much more visibility.
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Ancient Romans (Ancient History, Archaeology & Classical Studies) 1 review
Michael Vickers
Ashmolean Museum, 1992
Blah
Dry as the Sahara.... especially since it burned so well.
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