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Venice: A Sketchbook Guide
Hardback
Main Details
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Venice: A Sketchbook Guide
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Matthew Rice
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:208 | Dimensions(mm): Height 208,Width 135 |
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Category/Genre | Man-made objects depicted in art (cityscapes, machines, etc) Illustration Travel |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780241464830
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Classifications | Dewey:914.5311 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Particular Books
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Publication Date |
5 May 2022 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A guide to the wonders of Venice, conveyed by means of an artist's sketchbook Matthew Rice is a long-time observer and illustrator of cities, buildings and all those who inhabit them, with an uncanny ability to express the energy of a place through a few lines of ink and splashes of paint. For years, Venice has been a source of deep creative inspiration for him; and now, in Venice- A Sketchbook Guide, he captures the highlights of this most beguiling of Italian cities. Unsurprisingly, given his abiding passion for architecture, Matthew provides a wealth of information about the 'stones' of Venice, including an illustrated guide to the main building styles of the city - Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern - and exemplars of its balconies, bridges and campaniles. Further sections explore the city's sestieri - its six residential quarters - as well as its history, paintings, festivals, wildlife and, not least, its cicchetti and aperitivi. Following the same landscape format as Matthew's real-life sketchbooks, Venice- A Sketchbook Guide will combine enchanting watercolour illustrations with an informed, personal and witty text, and promises to delight all visitors to Venice, armchair or actual.
Author Biography
Matthew Rice is the author of Rice's Architectural Primer, which has been warmly embraced by architectural students and enthusiasts alike. A celebrated illustrator, he is perhaps best known for his longstanding collaboration with the potter Emma Bridgewater. He lives and works in a medieval gatehouse near Oxford.
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