THE ART OF THE BRONTES
Written by Christine Alexander, Jane Sellars
Illustrated by Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte, Branwell Bronte
Published by Cambridge University Press
in 1995
ISBN: 0521432480
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THE ART OF THE BRONTES
Written by Christine Alexander, Jane Sellars.
Illustrated by Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte, Branwell Bronte.
Stock no. 1831095
1st.
1995.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A full scale study of the drawings and paintings of the Bronte sisters and their brother. Comprising almost 400 illustrated entries, recording such details as medium, dating, provenance, sources, style, and arguments for attribution; and documenting many previously unknown drawings and paintings. Pale grey cloth boards, blue title to spine. B/w & a few colour illustrations. xxvi and 484 pages. ISBN: 0521432480. Top board corners lightly bumped and minor mark to rear board. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Very light pale edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge creased, slightly grubby and a few minor scuffs. Includes a number of relevant newspaper cuttings.
Front cover
Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword by Lord Briggs
- Acknowledgements
- Select chronology
- Introduction
- The influence of the visual arts on the Brontes
- Christine Alexander
- Charlotte Bronte: the earnest amateur
- Christine Alexander
- The art of Branwell Bronte
- Jane Sellars
- The art of Emily Bronte
- Christine Alexander
- The art of Anne Bronte
- Jane Sellars
- Catalogue of Bronte drawings and paintings
- CHARLOTTE BRONTE
- BRANWELL BRONTE
- EMILY BRONTE
- ANNE BRONTE
- Appendix A: List of Books owned by the Brontes, with sketches and scribbles
- Appendix B: Note on the provenance of Bronte art works
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgement of sources
- Index of drawings and paintings
- Index of names and subjects