Sir Roy Strong es un distinguido historiador del arte inglés, célebre por su labor en la curaduría de museos. Su experiencia abarca desde la dirección de importantes instituciones de arte hasta el diseño de paisajes. Strong se enfoca en la cultura visual y su impacto social. Sus escritos y transmisiones a menudo exploran cómo el arte da forma y refleja las épocas históricas.
Focusing on the Victorians, the book explores how this era shaped its historical identity through artistic expression. Roy Strong offers an engaging analysis of the ways in which the Victorians interpreted their past, revealing the intricate relationship between history and art during this period. Through his insights, readers gain a deeper understanding of the cultural dynamics that influenced Victorian society.
Whether practical or purely decorative, ornament is the most immediate way of bringing distinctive character to a small garden, and the very stylish Roy Strong is the ideal guide to the world of garden ornament. In this inspiring book, he shows how to consider size and scale, materials, shape, color and texture, and, crucially, he offers invaluable advice on placing ornament in the garden to best effect. Ornament can provide an accent, create a surprise, enhance or disguise an existing feature, alter a perspective, evoke or complement a mood or feeling. It transforms the mundane and ordinary into something different and special, and makes a statement that reflects the gardener's taste and personality. Choosing from the huge range of available ornament, however, or creating your own individual piece, can seem daunting. Superbly illustrated and including in-depth studies of 12 small gardens where ornament is used with particular success, and often with daring originality, Ornament in the Small Garden breaks free from convention and demonstrates the inspirational decorative possibilities.
A work of great learning and skilful synthesis, beautifully illustrated. SUNDAY TIMES The spectacular festivals mounted by the princes of the Renaissance were both a marriage of the arts and a complex and subtle expression of political theory. From the Renaissance festivals ballet, opera and even the proscenium arch theatre are derived. Festivals are therefore a vital part of European cultural history. Here Roy Strong provides a guide to their origins and purpose, and their lasting influence.
The narrative features Philippa-Dawn, who reflects on a whimsical change as she gazes at silver monsters floating in the evening sky. This moment hints at a playful, imaginative atmosphere while suggesting a shift in experiences or adventures. The mention of "Balloons" implies a sense of lightness and transformation, setting the stage for an intriguing exploration of themes related to change and wonder.
An enthralling collection of the finest portraits ever created of the 20th century's most famous family photographed by renowned photographer Cecil Beaton over a period of fifty years and selected from nearly ten thousand vintage prints preserved in his private archive. Extracts from Beaton's unpublished diaries offer witty and candid accounts of his royal sittings and Roy Strong, former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum where Beaton's private archive of royal photographs is now housed, and a close friend of the photographer, tells the story of the most successful union ever forged between crown and camera
When the eighteen-year-old Henry, Prince of Wales, died in November 1612, the hopes of a new generation had been dashed. For the Prince, eldest son of James I, and the brother of the future Charles I, epitomized the yearning of those who wished England to lead Protestant Europe in a great crusade against the might of Catholic Spain.
Containing ideas and advice, this book is aimed at those who want a garden that will respond to the time that they can devote to its upkeep. It contains 20 garden designs divided into those requiring low, medium or relatively high maintenance and ranging from an elegant parterre to a reflective water-garden, each one presented with annotated ground plans and colour photographs, and a detailed plant guide.
Deals comprehensively with the decorative arts of the late 19th and 20th century, the period from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the start of World War II in 1939.
