The Dore Gallery: His 120 Greatest Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archives) (Paperback)

by Gustave Dore (Author), Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor)

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Product Description
Comprising the finest plates from the great illustrator’s work, this collection features outstanding engravings from such literary classics as Milton’s Paradise Lost, The Divine Comedy by Dante, Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Sue’s The Wandering Jew, and many others. Captions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (December 24, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048640160X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486401607
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #223,960 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great buy !, March 27, 2000

By	ML MESNARD STEPHANIE (France) - See all my reviews

This book is really great because it provides the reader with an extensive view of Dore's work. It displays more than a hundred high quality full-paged engravings for a very low price. I was utterly delighted when I found this book : I am French and though Gustave Dore is a French artist, it is at present impossible to find here such books as the Dore series published by Dover Publishers.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterful work from the Master, February 22, 2003

By	KNO2skull "kn02skull" (United States) - See all my reviews

Gustav Dore illustrated books and magazines in the 19th century, and these are a collection of his woodcuts from several different publications. The recreations are fantastic, from the Bible to Poe to Dante, Dore traverses grand stories of faith, humor, and fantasy all without missing a beat. It's amazing that these are glorious reproductions of handmade, woodcut images. Dore rarely made the woodcuts himself, but sometimes drew them directly to the wood it was to be cut from. Dore is brilliant, and a forgotten Master of book illustration. Many illustrations elicit a sense of Tolkien's works; though long before Tolkien.
Any of these could be easily removed from the volume, (though that would be sacreledge), and put into a frame to make a beautiful piece of art to hang on your wall. If you do commit this sacreledge, I recommend "The Empyrean" from Dante's "Divine Comedy" as a favorite.

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully Dore, May 14, 2009

By	M. Warren (Claremont, California United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of the greatest illustrators ever. Has numerous pages of his prints. Wonderful. Every artist should have a copy.