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    The Pre-Raphaelites

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    Chart the rise and legacy of the Pre-Raphaelites and see how this most admired British art movement was born. Dozens of reproductions attest to these painters' scrupulous attention to natural details. More than 40 artists are represented, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Arthur Hughes, Edward Burne-Jones, John William Waterhouse, and Ford Maddox Brown.

    608488

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    [Collection of materials relating to the Oxford Union murals]

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    Collection of items concerning the Pre-Raphaelite murals painted between 1857 and 1859 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and others.

    608870

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    The Earthly paradise : arts and crafts by William Morris and his circle from Canadian collections

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    Offering a significant review of the achievements of celebrated British artist, poet and social reformer Morris (1834-1896) that also encompasses works by Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, Ford Madox Brown and other figures associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, this catalogue provides reproductions and detailed analyses of more than 200 pieces produced from the 1850s to the 1910s, including textiles, wallpaper designs, stained-glass panels, furniture, ceramics and other decorative works as well as paintings, drawings, prints and books. An overview of Morris's career and a discussion of his broad influence on Canadian art and architecture are followed by a 13-part presentation of the featured works arranged by medium, each section prefaced by a summary essay.

    608438

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    Christina Rossetti and others letters

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    This material includes (1 letter) by Charles Bagot Cayley (HM 66092), (3) by Christina Rossetti (HM 66093-95), (1) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (includes printed portrait of D.G. Rossetti, HM 66096), (1) by Gabriele Rossetti (in Italian, HM 66097), and (2) by William Michael Rossetti (HM 66098-99).

    mssHM 66092-66099

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    Pre-Raphaelite women : images of femininity

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    "...Pre-Raphaelite Women explores the lives, art and influence of the women associated with the Pre-Raphaelite circle. As models, wives, and lovers of these artists, women such as Elizabeth Siddal, Jane Morris, Fanny Cornforth, Annie Miller, and Maria Zambaco were at the very core of the movement. This unique volume juxtaposes the stories of these women with the paintings they inspired, revealing the discrepancies between the art and the Pre-Raphaelites and their reality. Art authority Jan Marsh explains in her text just how different the painters' idealized visions of these women were from their everyday lives. While portrayed as saints, angels, femme fatales, and courtly ladies, many of the Pre-Raphaelite women came from ordinary, even squalid, backgrounds."--from book jacket.

    608141

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    Pre-Raphaelite ballads

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    This little art book contains several of William Morris' short poems, originally published in 1858 in his book of poetry, The defense of Guenevere, and other poems. Here they have been illustrated with woodcut engravings and reprinted in the style of Morris' Kelmscott Press.

    607352