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The Techniques of Painting Miniatures


By Sue Burton.

We very much regret that this excellent book is now out of print. If you would like to obtain a copy please cintact us, we may be able to help.


Nicholas Hilliard: The Arte of Limning


Edited by R.K.R. Thornton & T.G.S. Cain. This most important document in the history of British art comprises a transcript of the original manuscript with facing modernised version, extensively annotated. Published in paperback.

Price £8.95 inland post free


Edward Norgate: Miniatura or the Art of Limning



Edited by Jeffrey M. Muller & Jim Murrell. Edward Norgate, who died 1650, was an illuminator and herald painter at the court of Charles 1. His Miniatura contains insights into the artistic tastes of the royal court and reports on theoretical views and limning techniques of such artists as Hilliard, Hoskins and Oliver. Extensively annotated. Hard back. No longer available from us but can be obtained from

Oxbow Books - Tel. 01865 256780. Price £35.00


Miniatures



By Richard Walker. A National Portrait Gallery paperback publication profusely illustrated in colour. It describes over 100 miniatures from their collection, in chronological order. A small book 8" x 6" but beautifully produced.

Price £9.50 inland post included.


The Portrait Miniature in England


By Katherine Coombs. This profusely illustrated soft back written by a specialist in Miniatures at the Victoria and Albert Museum features pieces from their collection together with fascinating insights into some of the artists and their relationships with others.

Our Price, while stocks last, £17.50, inclusive of inland post and packing


Miniature Dictionary
& Guide


By Daphne Foskett. This book reprinted in 2000, combines the author's two major works Collecting Miniatures and the Dictionary of British Miniatures. This scholarly but eminately readable book from a former distinguished collector contains updated biographical details of some 4000 artists. It is extensively illustrated in both monochrome and colour. A standard work that should be in the library of every serious student or collector of miniatures.

Price £65.00 inland post included. Out of print at present please check with us.


International Dictionary of Miniature Painters, Porcelain Painters & Silhouettists


By Harry Blattel. Undoubtedly this must be the most comprehensive reference work on this subject. With a great deal of information on approaching 40,000 painters of miniatures, listed from over 50 countries, over a period of five centuries. 1400 plus pages crammed with information for all artists, students and collectors.

Price £150.00 inland post included


17th Century Miniatures in the
V & A




By John Murdoch. This handsome, slip-cased volume is the first complete catalogue of the 17th century English miniatures in the national collection at the V & A. It describes in detail the artist and the sitter, where known, as well as the condition, frame and provenance etc. Over 200 black and white photographs, plus a 20 page colour section that illustrates over 140 miniatures.

Published price £125.00. Our price £55.00


Miniatures at Kemwood





By Ed Katy Carter. This cataloge od miniatures at Kenwood House, Hampstead, London, is published in memory of Marie Draper, who donated the nucleus of the collection which now numbers over 100 of portraits from the 17th up to the mid 19th century.

Price £9.00. Inland postage included.


Nicholas Hilliard


By Karen Hearn. Curator of the 16th and 17th century art at the Tate Collection. A small hard back book, 6½" x 6½" with 30 colour illustrations preceded by a 25 page detailed introduction.

Price £20.00. Inland postage included.


Richard Cosway


Dr. Stephen Lloyd is senior curator at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. A companion publication to Nicholas Hilliard above. The introduction will enable readers of these books to compare the developments that took place in the two centuries that separated these two artists.

Price £20.00. Inland postage included.


Portrait Minatures
in two volumes




By Bill Mundy RMS. MAA.MASF. HS. Two pocket size hard back volumes featuring excellent reproductions, actual size, of over 30 of Bill's portraits in each volume.

Obtainable direct from the author:
Mr W. P. Mundy. 2 Marsh Mills, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames RG9 3JD.

Price U.K. £11.00 each. Overseas £13.00 each. Postage included.

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