Britain In Pictures

Author : Catherine Roach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351554206

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Pictures-within-Pictures in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Catherine Roach Pdf

Repainting the work of another into one?s own canvas is a deliberate and often highly fraught act of reuse. This book examines the creation, display, and reception of such images. Artists working in nineteenth-century London were in a peculiar position: based in an imperial metropole, yet undervalued by their competitors in continental Europe. Many claimed that Britain had yet to produce a viable national school of art. Using pictures-within-pictures, British painters challenged these claims and asserted their role in an ongoing visual tradition. By transforming pre-existing works of art, they also asserted their own painterly abilities. Recognizing these statements provided viewers with pleasure, in the form of a witty visual puzzle solved, and with prestige, in the form of cultural knowledge demonstrated. At stake for both artist and audience in such exchanges was status: the status of the painter relative to other artists, and the status of the viewer relative to other audience members. By considering these issues, this book demonstrates a new approach to images of historic displays. Through examinations of works by J.M.W. Turner, John Everett Millais, John Scarlett Davis, Emma Brownlow King, and William Powell Frith, this book reveals how these small passages of paint conveyed both personal and national meanings.

Author : Ann Stonehouse,Charles Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0749572000

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Images of Britain by Ann Stonehouse,Charles Phillips Pdf

The best guide to the country, packed with full-color photographs of the highest caliber This magnificent collection of photographs captures not only Britain's splendid natural beauty, but the very essence of the land—its people, its history, its architecture, and its customs. Stunning pictures transport readers on a journey county by county though England, Scotland, and Wales, with extended captions that bring each image to life. From cottages to cathedrals, from palaces to promenades, and from Stonehenge to the works of modern British sculptors, this is a stunning photographic celebration of Britain's glorious past and thriving present.

Author : Michael Hunter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351908863

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Printed Images in Early Modern Britain by Michael Hunter Pdf

Printed images were ubiquitous in early modern Britain, and they often convey powerful messages which are all the more important for having circulated widely at the time. Yet, by comparison with printed texts, these images have been neglected, particularly by historians to whom they ought to be of the greatest interest. This volume helps remedy this state of affairs. Complementing the online digital library of British Printed Images to 1700 (www.bpi1700.org.uk), it offers a series of essays which exemplify the many ways in which such visual material can throw light on the history of the period. Ranging from religion to politics, polemic to satire, natural science to consumer culture, the collection explores how printed images need to be read in terms of the visual syntax understood by contemporaries, their full meaning often only becoming clear when they are located in the context in which they were produced and deployed. The result is not only to illustrate the sheer richness of material of this kind, but also to underline the importance of the messages which it conveys, which often come across more strongly in visual form than through textual commentaries. With contributions from many leading exponents of the cultural history of early modern Britain, including experts on religion, politics, science and art, the book's appeal will be equally wide, demonstrating how every facet of British culture in the period can be illuminated through the study of printed images.

Author : Lisa Stead
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780748694891

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Off to the Pictures by Lisa Stead Pdf

Examines womens constructions of selfhood through film and literature in interwar BritainOff to the Pictures: Cinemagoing, Womens Writing and Movie Culture in Interwar Britain offers a rich new exploration of interwar womens fictions and their complex intersections with cinema. Interrogating a range of writings, from newspapers and magazines to middlebrow and modernist fictions, the book takes the reader through the diverse print and storytelling media that women constructed around interwar film-going, arguing that literary forms came to constitute an intermedial gendered cinema culture at this time.Using detailed case studies, this innovative book draws upon new archival research, industrial analysis and close textual readings to consider cinemas place in the fictions and critical writings of major literary figures such as Winifred Holtby, Stella Gibbons, Elizabeth Bowen, Jean Rhys, Elinor Glyn, C. A. Lejeune and Iris Barry. Through the lens of feminist film historiography, Off to the Pictures presents a bold new view of interwar cinema culture, read through the creative reflections of the women who experienced it.

Author : James R. Ryan
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780231631

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Picturing Empire by James R. Ryan Pdf

Coinciding with the extraordinary expansion of Britain's overseas empire under Queen Victoria, the invention of photography allowed millions to see what they thought were realistic and unbiased pictures of distant peoples and places. This supposed accuracy also helped to legitimate Victorian geography's illuminations of the "darkest" recesses of the globe with the "light" of scientific mapping techniques. But as James R. Ryan argues in Picturing Empire, Victorian photographs reveal as much about the imaginative landscapes of imperial culture as they do about the "real" subjects captured within their frames. Ryan considers the role of photography in the exploration and domestication of foreign landscapes, in imperial warfare, in the survey and classification of "racial types," in "hunting with the camera," and in teaching imperial geography to British schoolchildren. Ryan's careful exposure of the reciprocal relation between photographic image and imperial imagination will interest all those concerned with the cultural history of the British Empire.

Author : John Craven,Matt Baker
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780008254995

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Countryfile – A Picture of Britain: A Stunning Collection of Viewers’ Photography by John Craven,Matt Baker Pdf

Published In Aid of BBC Children in Need * The Countryfile Calendar has brought nature into our homes for nearly three decades, and now this comprehensive collection captures the essence of each season, bringing together viewers’ photographs of the British countryside throughout the year.

Author : Mary-Ann Ochota
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780711288850

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Secret Britain by Mary-Ann Ochota Pdf

In Secret Britain, join anthropologist and broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota for a tour of more than 70 of Britain's most intriguing archaeological sites and artefacts.

Author : Michael Carney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032516455

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Britain in Pictures by Michael Carney Pdf

Author : Alona Pardo,Martin Parr
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 3791382322

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Strange and Familiar by Alona Pardo,Martin Parr Pdf

Twenty-three photographers from countries around the world offer their own perspectives on British society. British photographer Martin Parr has selected works, dating from the 1930s to today, that capture the social, cultural, and political identity of the UK through the camera lens. These images range from social documentary and street photography to portraiture and architectural photography and offer a reflection of how Britain is perceived by those outside its borders.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780593847596

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History of Britain and Ireland by DK Pdf

From ancient bloody battles and colonial conquests to the Industrial Revolution and Beatlemania, this visual guide leads you through major moments in British and Irish history. Discover the pivotal political, military, and cultural events that shaped British and Irish history, from the Stone Age to the present day. Combining over 700 photographs, maps, and illustrations with accessible text, History of Britain and Ireland is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to learn more about the British Isles. Spanning six distinct periods of English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish history, the book tells you how Britain transformed with Norman rule, fought two World Wars in the 20th century, and finally came to terms with a new status in a fast-changing economy. This comprehensive volume places key figures – from Alfred the Great to Winston Churchill – and major events – from Caesar's invasion to the Battle of the Somme – in their wider context. This makes it easier than ever before to learn how certain charismatic leaders, political factions, and specific events influenced Britain and Ireland's development through the Age of Empires and into the modern era. Beautifully illustrated, History of Britain and Ireland is sure to delight history buffs of all ages.

Author : Ammonite Press
Publisher : Ammonite Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 1907708650

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The 1960s by Ammonite Press Pdf

A fascinating collection of almost 300 photographs from the unique archives of the Press Association, illustrating a decade of life in Britain that saw young people take centre stage, as the country's fashion, arts and entertainment industries came to lead the world -- and England won the World Cup.--Cover.

Author : Paul Richardson
Publisher : Ammonite Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1906672148

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The 1980s by Paul Richardson Pdf

This series of ten books, each devoted to a decade of British life and containing around 300 photographs from PA Photos' huge archives, spans the whole of the 20th Century. Hand-picked by PA Photos' own archivists, most of these images have lain unseen since they were used as news pictures when they were first taken. Each image has been scanned especially for these books, many from glass plates, ensuring the best possible quality of reproduction. It is easy, looking back, to imagine a past neatly partitioned into clearly defined periods and dominated by landmarks: wars, political upheaval and economic trends. But the archive tells a different story: alongside the major events that constitute formal history are found the smaller things that had equal - if not greater - significance for ordinary people at the time. And while the photographers were working for that moment's news rather than posterity, the camera is an undiscriminating eye that records everything in its view: to modern eyes it is often the backgrounds of these pictures, not their intended subjects, which provide the greatest fascination.

Author : Larry Sultan
Publisher : Mack
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Families
ISBN : 191016478X

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Pictures from Home by Larry Sultan Pdf

First published in 1992 to wide critical acclaim, Pictures From Home is Larry Sultan's pendant to his parents. Sultan returned home to Southern California periodically in the 1980s and the decade-long sequence moves between registers, combining contemporary photographs with film stills from home movies, fragments of conversation, Sultan's own writings and other memorabilia. The result is a narrative collage in which the boundary between the documentary and the staged becomes increasingly ambiguous. Simultaneously the distance usually maintained between the photographer and his subjects also slips in an exchange of dialogue and emotion that is unique to this work. Significantly increasing the page count of the original book, this MACK design of Pictures From Home clarifies the multiplicity of voices - both textual and pictorial - in order to afford a fresh perspective of this seminal body of work -- Provided by the publisher.

Author : Ian Harrison
Publisher : Anova Books
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1862058342

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Britain from Above by Ian Harrison Pdf

Britain From Above is the official book accompanying BBC's landmark seven-part television series of the same name, hosted by Andrew Marr. The series sets out to show how the country works and the best way to see it working is from above. It will investigate Britain's past and show how analyzing the country from an aerial perspective can reveal much about the future. The program will show how satellites are used to monitor change and how the spy-in-the-sky monitors traffic flow, tracks weather systems, documents "Secret Britain," records farmers' land use, and logs the flow of pollutants. The book contains three main sections--Britain's Landscape, Man Made Britain, and Wild Britain, showing island Britain's constant battle with the elements. Aerial footage will show how phantom traffic jams appear and how floodwater ebbs and flows, while computer simulations will show the effects of building development in the next 50 years to show what London could look like in 2058. The book will be a compilation of the most stunning images and computer simulations shown in the series, charting Britain's natural history, its industry and transport systems, its natural heritage, and archaeology.

Author : Ammonite Press
Publisher : Ammonite Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1906672601

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150 Years of Britain in Pictures by Ammonite Press Pdf

Chronicling a century and a half of change glimpsed through 1000 images from the Press Association's extensive archives, this book captures celebrities and politicians, artists and musicians, sportsmen and women, royalty, adventurers and pioneers, criminals, and ordinary people, in their true context, in events that were originally photographed for the newspapers and magazines of the day.