This particular page is dedicated to two subjects I am extremely passionate about: art and books. The wonderful objects that result from the meeting of the two are some of my most treasured possessions. Here is a selection of many of the art books (or simply books that contains great art) I own and love, arranged into basic categories:
• Books dedicated to the work of individual artists
• Books featuring the work of various artists
Books dedicated to the work of individual artists:
Yoshitaka Amano
Amano: The Complete Prints of Yoshitaka Amano. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2003. ISBN 0-06-056763-5
Fred Babb
Babb, Fred. Go to Your Studio and Make Stuff: The Fred Babb Poster Book. New York: Workman Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0-7611-1392-4
Susan Seddon Boulet
Babock, Michael.Animal Sprirts Knowledge Cards. San Fransisco, CA: Pomegranate. ISBN 0-7649-1117-1
Babock, Michael.Goddesses Knowledge Cards. San Fransisco, CA: Pomegranate. ISBN 0-7649-0604-6
Babock, Michael.Susan Seddon Boulet Address Book. San Fransisco, CA: Pomegranate, 1994. ISBN 1-56640-992-6
Passages:The Paintings of Susan Seddon Boulet, 1999 Engagement Calendar. San Fransisco, CA: Pomegranate, 1998.
Shaman: The Paintings of Susan Seddon Boulet. San Fransisco, CA: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1989. ISBN 0-87654-433-2
James Christiansen
Christiansen, James. A Jouney of the Imagination: The Art of James Christiansen. Shelton, CT: The Greenwich Workshop, 1994. ISBN 0-86713-021-0
Erté
Erté. Erté's Fashion Designs: 218 Illustrations from "Harper's Bazar" 1918-1932. New York: Dover Publications, 1981. ISBN 0-486-24203-X.
Alan Fletcher
Fletcher, Alan.The Art of Looking Sideways. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 2001. ISBN 0-7148-3449-1
Brian Froud
Berk, Ari. The Runes of Elfland. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2003. ISBN 0-8109-4612-2
Froud, Brian. Good Faeries, Bad Faeries. New York: Simon and Schuster Editions, 1998. ISBN 0-684-84781-7
Froud, Brian and Alan Lee. Faeries. David Larkin ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1978. ISBN 0-8109-0901-4
Froud, Brian and Alan Lee. Faeries. David Larkin ed. Twenty-fifth Anniversary Ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2002. ISBN 0-8109-3274-1
Jones, Terry. Lady Cottington's Fairy Album. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002. ISBN 0-8109-3294-6
Jones, Terry. Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book. Barnes & Noble Books, 1994. ISBN 0-7607-1107-0
Trina Schart Hymen
Hodges, Margaret. Saint George and the Dragon. Boston, MA: Little, Bown and Co., 1984. ISBN 0-316-36789-3.
Alan Lee
Froud, Brian and Alan Lee. Faeries. David Larkin ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1978. ISBN 0-8109-0901-4
Froud, Brian and Alan Lee. Faeries. David Larkin ed. Twenty-fifth Anniversary Ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2002. ISBN 0-8109-3274-1
Alphonse/Alfons Mucha
Arwas, Victor, Jana Brabcová-Orlíková, and Anna Dvorák. Alphonse Mucha: The Spirit of Art Nouveau. Alexandria, VA: Art Services International, 1998. ISBN 0-300-07419-0
Ulmer, Renate. Alfons Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau. New York: Taschen, 1994. ISBN 3-8228-8574-6
Georgia O'Keefe
Frazier, Nancy. Georgia O'Keefe. New York: Crescent Books, 1990. ISBN 0-517-01514-5
Claudine and Roland Sabatier
Dubois, Pierre. The Great Encyclopedia of Faeries. New York: Simon ans Schuster, 1999. ISBN 0-684-86957-8
Joe Sorren
Sorren, Joe. In Celebration of Balance and Opposable Thumbs: Painting Collection. 2003.
Margaret Walty
Paterson, Helena. The Celtic Lunar Zodiac: How to Interpret Your Moon Sign. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, Inc., 1997. ISBN 1-56718-510-X
John William Waterhouse
Myth and Romance: The Art of J.W. Waterhouse. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1994. ISBN 0-7148-3264-2
Sulamith Wülfing
Andersen, Hans Christian. The Little Mermaid. Woodside, CA: Bluestar Communications, 1997. ISBN 1-885394-17-9
Books featuring the work of various artists :
Art Nouveau
Duncan, Alastair. Art Nouveau. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1994. ISBN 0-500-20273-7
Art Nouveau: An Anthology of Design and Illustration from The Studio. New York: Dover Publications, 1969. ISBN 0-486-22388-4.
Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & Ornament: A Pictoral Archive of 577 Illustrations. New York: Dover Publications, 1980. ISBN 0-486-24001-0.
Asian Art
Fahr-Becker, Gabriele ed. The Art of East Asia. Cologne, Germany: Könemann, 1999. ISBN 3-8290-1745-6
Fahr-Becker, Gabriele ed. Japanese Prints. New York: Taschen, 1999.
Comic Art
Gaiman, Neil. The Sandman: Endless Nights. New York: DC Comics, 2003. ISBN 1-4012-0089-3
Kwitney, Alisa. Vertigo Visions: 10 Year of Artwork on the Edge. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2003. ISBN 0-8230-5604-X
Egyptian Art
Faulkner, Raymond trans. The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day. San Fransisco: Chronicle Books, 1994. ISBN 0-8118-0767-3.
Freed, Rita E., Yvonne J. Markowitz, Sue H. D'Auria ed. Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen. New York: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1999. ISBN 0-87846-470-0.
Russmann, Edna R. Egyptian Sculpture: Cairo and Luxor. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1989. ISBN 0-292-70402-X.
Gargoyles & Grotesques
Benton, Janetta Rebold. Holy Terrors: Gargoyles on Medieval Buildings. New York: Abbeville Press, 1997. ISBN 0-7892-0182-8.
de Bienville, Michael. Gargoyles. Kansas City, MI: Andrews and McMeel, 1996. ISBN 0-8362-1517-6.
Crist, Darlene Trew. American Gargoyles: Spirits in Stone. New York: Clarkson Potter, 2001. ISBN 0-609-60685-9.
King, Stephen. Nightmares in the Sky. New York: Penguin Group, 1988. ISBN 0-670-82307-4.
Yenne, Bill. Gothic Gargoyles. Cobb, CA: First Glance Books, 1998. ISBN 1-885440-25-1.
The Northern Renaissance
Smith, Jeffrey Chipps. The Northern Renaissance: Art & Ideas. New York: Phaidon Press Inc., 2004. ISBN 0-7148-3867-5.
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Mancoff, Debra N. Jane Morris: The Pre-Raphaelite Model of Beauty. Rohnert Park, CA: Pomegranate Communications Inc., 2000. ISBN 0-7649-1337-9.
The Pre-Raphaelite Vision. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1994. ISBN 0-7148-3252-9
Science Fiction & Fantasy Art
Fenner, Cathy and Arnie Fenner ed. Spectrum 8: the Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 2001. ISBN 1-887424-61-X
Fenner, Cathy and Arnie Fenner ed. Spectrum 9: the Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 2002. ISBN 1-887424-66-0
Fenner, Cathy and Arnie Fenner ed. Spectrum 10: the Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 2003. ISBN 1-887424-72-5
The Symbolists
Gibson, Michael ed. Symbolism. New York: Taschen, 2003. ISBN 3-8228-7030-7
