Description
| Product ID: | 9780241464830 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IT |
| Title: | Venice |
| Subtitle: | A Sketchbook Guide |
| Authors: | Author: Matthew Rice |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Man-made objects depicted in art, Man-made objects depicted in art (cityscapes, machines, etc), Illustration, European history, Travel and holiday, Illustration, European history, Travel & holiday, Italy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A guide to the wonders of Venice, conveyed by means of an artist's sketchbookMatthew Rice is a long-time observer and illustrator of cities, buildings and all those who inhabit them, with an uncanny ability to express the energy of a place through a few lines of ink and splashes of paint. For years, Venice has been a source of deep creative inspiration for him; and now, in Venice: A Sketchbook Guide, he captures the highlights of this most beguiling of Italian cities. Unsurprisingly, given his abiding passion for architecture, Matthew provides a wealth of information about the 'stones' of Venice, including an illustrated guide to the main building styles of the city - Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern - and exemplars of its balconies, bridges and campaniles. Further sections explore the city's sestieri - its six residential quarters - as well as its history, paintings, festivals, wildlife and, not least, its cicchetti and aperitivi. Following the same landscape format as Matthew's real-life sketchbooks, Venice: A Sketchbook Guide will combine enchanting watercolour illustrations with an informed, personal and witty text, and promises to delight all visitors to Venice, armchair or actual. A guide to the wonders of Venice, conveyed by means of an artist''s sketchbook |
| Imprint Name: | Particular Books |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-05 |
