Burne-Jones, Victorian Artist-Dreamer (Paperback)

by Stephen Wildman (Author), Edward Coley Burne-Jones (Author), John Christian (Author), Alan Crawford (Author), Laurence Des Cars (Author), N. Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York (Author), Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery (Corporate Author), Musee D'Orsay (Corporate Author)

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Published to accompany an American exhibition of the work of the Victorian painter Edward Burne-Jones, this volume covers his whole career, not only the Pre-Raphaelite period for which he is best known. Burne-Jones created a style of romantic symbolism that had wide-reaching influence on British and European art. He was also an important force in the Arts and Crafts movement, producing with his friend, William Morris, decorative art ranging from ceramic tiles and stained glass to tapestries and illustrated books for Morris's renowned Kelmscott Press. The book reproduces all aspects of Burne-Jones's diverse and prodigious output. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870998595
• ISBN-13: 978-0870998591
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,897,672 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Here's a sumptuous feast of color and fantasy, November 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Edward Burne-Jones: Victorian Artist-dreamer (Hardcover)

This is a real eye opener of a book if you are looking for an in depth retrospective of the artist's body of work! Burne-Jones is at last receiving his fair due of recognition as witnessed by the recent Met show in the Summer of 1998. This book showcases his many merits, including a unerring color and design technique applied to fantastical subjects. What makes the book so irresistible is the wealth of color plates accompanied by detailed explanations. It also helps that the authors were thoughtful enough to leave out any stuffy, academic narrative that overburdens this genre.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificent book for a magnificent exhibition, August 3, 1998

By A Customer

To visit the Burne-Jones exhibition at New York's Metropolitain Museum of Art is a thrill beyond describing. It is like being surrounded by old friends of the sort usually found in dreams.The stunning, fully illustrated catalogue that accompanies the show is perhaps the best catalogue I have seen, most notably for its impeccable and stimulating essays, and for its phenominal wealth of color reproductions. This book is a stunner, despite two or three flipped pictures( which I guess could happen to anyone in the rush to get such an involved publication ready in time!) I would advise all bookshops, libraries and Burne-Jones lovers to order this book now for its September release. It is sure to be the most valuable book on its subject for many years to come.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pre-Raphaelite Splendor, July 18, 2000

By	cturtle (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Edward Burne-Jones: Victorian Artist-dreamer (Hardcover)

As I only had about 30 minutes to view this exhibit at the Met (I know - it's absurd), I am delighted to have this beautiful catalog to examine in close detail. The reproductions are indeed stunning, and the text, although very detailed, is quite readable. A treasure for art lovers, especially fans of the Pre-Raphaelite style.