Colour Your Own Medieval Animals

Author : British Library
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 1911216228
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colour Your Own Medieval Animals written by British Library and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exclusive illustrations to colour in carefully selected from the British Library's archive.Before the invention of the printing press, books were written out by hand, and were priceless objects. The most precious books were illuminated with pictures highlighted with gold or with bright colours. Real and imaginary animals populated the pages of medieval books, particularly encyclopedias.This new colouring book is packed with familiar and exotic creatures carefully selected from the extensive collection of the British Library. The animal illustrations have been sourced from a range of documents, including charters and seals and historical and literary manuscripts, from Homer to the Codex Sinaiticus, from Beowulf to Chaucer, and from Magna Carta to the papers of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.Each of the original drawings is reproduced in colour, so that you can decide whether you prefer to choose your own colours, or to use the colours that the artist intended. With key facts about each of the animals and their source, this is the perfect book for animal lovers, history buffs and colouring-in fanatics alike.

Author : British Library
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 1911216007
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colour Your Own Medieval Alphabet written by British Library and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A medieval A to Z with letters from the collections of the British Library to colour in.Before the invention of the printing press, books were written out by hand, and were priceless objects. The most precious books were illuminated with gold or with bright colours. Initial letters were often highlighted either as decoration or to mark an important passage.This new colouring book is packed with a series of intricate letters carefully selected from the extensive collection of the British Library. The letters are sourced from medieval charters and seals, historical and literary manuscripts, from Virgil to Chaucer and Royal Statutes to the Book of Psalms. Each of the original letters is reproduced in colour, so that you can decide whether you prefer to choose your own colours, or to use the colours that the artist intended. With key facts about each of the letters and their source, this is the perfect book for history buffs and colouring-in fans alike.

Author : Marty Noble
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486418650
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Color Your Own Book of Kells written by Marty Noble and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-01-28 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-eight full-page, ready-to-color illustrations from one of the most beautiful books of the early Middle Ages depict Celtic spirals and interlacings, celestial figures, saints, Celtic crosses, and other finely detailed elements.

Author : Fridolf Johnson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486233536
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mythical Beasts Coloring Book written by Fridolf Johnson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1976-06-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty handsome drawings of fabled creatures: mermaid, centaur, phoenix, basilisk, kraken (a huge sea monster sometimes mistaken for an island), manticore (a beast of three different parts), and more.

Author : A. G. Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486400549
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gargoyles and Medieval Monsters written by A. G. Smith and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dragons, winged dogs, demons, lions, griffins, a bull, unicorn, eagle, various other grotesques from The Book of Kells, medieval architecture, other sources. Detailed black-and-white illustrations of 45 mythical animals. Captions.

Author : John Green
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 048645178X
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Book of Horses to Color written by John Green and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colorists and horse lovers of all ages will treasure this splendid tribute to horses of the world. Illustrator John Green, a specialist in realistic depictions of animals, excels at drawing horses. This collection of his best equine images features draft animals as well as sporting creatures — thoroughbreds, mavericks, coach horses, show horses, polo ponies, and many other magnificent steeds. Informative captions offer accurate background information on each image.

Author : John Green
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486265421
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life in a Medieval Castle and Village Coloring Book written by John Green and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1990-12-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations depicting everyday life in the Middle Ages are accompanied by brief text.

Author : Tom Tierney
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486401447
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medieval Fashions Coloring Book written by Tom Tierney and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations portray people from every class of society, from farmers to courtiers.

Author : Marty Noble
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486436861
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medieval Tapestries Coloring Book written by Marty Noble and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2004-09-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of lovely images invites coloring book fans to explore the exquisite beauty of medieval tapestries. Thirty handsome drawings of unicorns, delicate damsels, knights in armor, and other details from priceless tapestries can be enhanced with a rainbow of colors. Captions.

Author : A. G. Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486420809
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Castle written by A. G. Smith and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-05-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 30 detailed illustrations focuses on activities within the castle and how the heavily fortified structure functioned. Included are views of the castle's moat, drawbridge, and other features, plus the Great Hall and dungeons. Also here are ready-to-color scenes of a lady doing needlework, a castle under siege, and more.