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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 707 EAN: 9781854374981 ISBN: 1854374982 Label: Tate Manufacturer: Tate Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: December 01, 2004 Publisher: Tate Studio: Tate Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In this unusual book readers are given the opportunity to examine works of the Pre-Raphaelites as closely as a conservator would, and to uncover the artistic methods practiced by these painters. Combining modern scientific research-including X-ray and infrared technology, high-level magnification, and material analysis-with commentary from the letters and diaries of the artists themselves, this book explores the innovative techniques behind 20 of their extraordinary works in a way that no previously published study has attempted. In addition to extensive full-color illustrations, many of them large-scale details, this fascinating volume features texts by leading conservators that provide a historical perspective on the works and techniques in question. AUTHOR BIO: Joyce H. Townsend is a senior conservation scientist at Tate. Jacqueline Ridge is head of paintings and conservation at Tate. Stephen Hackney is head of conservation science at Tate. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Pure gold!First of all, the 1 star review below is quite unfair. THIS IS NOT AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! It is a study of Pre-Raphaelite painting techniques. And though there is a lot of information about x-raying and infrared and such, it is by no means a dry account. Interspersed are annecdotal bits that make this book very readable, and I think that a painter would find much useful here in testing out some of the movements' methods. That said, I can't imagine anyone other than a conservator or an artist maintaining ... Read More Rating: - SuperNo, this is not a "How to paint like the Pre-Raphaelites" book. It is an indepth examination of some of their paintings. The reproductions are fantastic and there are lots of close up shots. As a painter I found it very interesting and if you look closely you can actually figure out some ways to put their techniques into your own work. I highly recommend it for anyone who is a painter or really really likes the PreRaphs. Rating:  - Waste of moneyThis book is a complete waste of money if you actually want to know how to do any of this type of work. It is a treatise on x-raying old paintings, to tell you that the artists used poisonous materials. It certainly is of no assistance if you want to emulate this form of work and needless to say there are hardly any of the well known pre-raphaelite paintings in it - certainly not the most famous proponents of the time. BLAH - a total disappointment in dragging it all the way to New Zealand at huge expense. ... Read More 
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