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The ultimate deep dive into the revolution of queer TV With the last decade’s television boom across a multitude of platforms, producing hundreds of network and streaming series, American audiences are being treated to a cascade of shows that some have trumpeted as a second Golden Age. But something completely new is stirring, too—the Rainbow Age. For the first time in the history of American television, we have shows in which LGBTQIA+ characters have evolved from being an anomaly to being an almost given and celebrated presence on the small screen. But what more can queer TV do? Is each new queer character really breaking ground? And has the curse of the fictional dead lesbian finally been defeated? The Rainbow Age of Television tackles these questions and more as author Shayna Maci Warner tracks the history and evolution of LGBTQIA+ icons across the televised ages and into the future of streaming—from the very first televised queer kiss (we think) to the shows that are making household names and heroes of queer characters today. Warner uses original interviews with queer TV icons such as Lilly Wachowski and Stephanie Beatriz along with detailed history to investigate the constraints under which queer people have been allowed to exist on American television. Surveying seventy-plus years of broadcasts, The Rainbow Age of Television explores why queer people are so invested in—and conflicted by—the kinds of storytelling that TV has to offer. Above all, it’s a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ shows, their characters, and their creators that define this new age in television.

Selected as one of the best books of 2024 by the Boston Globe, Domino, Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, and Western Living The first book from the AD100 interior designer renowned for joyful, vibrant, intensely personal homes imbued with art, pattern, and craftsmanship A decidedly global outlook best described as ‘a punk take on preppy’ brings passion and a playful spirit to AD100 designer Rodman Primack’s projects. His work with his partner Rudy Weissenberg has garnered attention over two decades for breaking hierarchies by layering textures, patterns, art, and bold colors to create vibrant, joyful spaces. The first book from the globetrotting designer, Love How You Livetakes readers to thirteen international projects?including Primack and Weissenberg’s own homes?each reflecting the culture and conditions of their locations and the passions of their inhabitants while embodying Primack’s radical philosophy. The book reveals that spontaneity, juxtaposition, collection, and emotion in any setting lead to satisfying spaces, and that objects we value need not be expensive, making high design relatable. Callout features highlighting fourteen artists and artisans living across the United States and around the world encourage readers to look to their own local sources and craftspeople?from farmers markets to art fairs?for inspiration and accent pieces to give rooms depth, joy, and personality. A belief that beauty can always be found in site-specific authenticity enriches all the projects presented in this book, spanning locations from Mexico City, Guatemala, and London to New York, California, Kentucky, Hawaii, Cape Cod, and Miami. Primack and Weissenberg’s international interiors practice is driven by cultural amplification and cross-disciplinary conversations, and is focused on collaborative relationships with architects, artists, and craftspeople. The firm is included in Architectural Digest’s AD100 list of the world’s top design talent, the Wallpaper US 300, and has had projects featured in the New York Times T Magazine; W, World of Interiors, Vogue Mexico, Casa Vogue Brasil, Elle Decor Japan, Architectural Digest, and Architectural Digest Spain, among other publications.

Celý život hledá krásu a leitmotivem jejího života je proměna obyčejných věcí ve svátek. I proto Jana Zielinski již přes 25 let organizuje Designblok, největší přehlídku současného designu ve střední Evropě. Jak se jí podařilo vybudovat festival a zároveň šířit povědomí o designu? Jaké překážky musela překonat? Otevřený rozhovor vedený novinářkou Andreou Běhounkovou dává nahlédnout, jak přemýšlí jedna z nejvýznamnějších žen českého designu. Publikaci zpracovala uznávaná grafická designérka Zuzana Lednická.

A treasure trove of forgotten stories about jewels throughout history by internationally renowned jewellery expert, Carol Woolton. If Jewels Could Talk: Links Through Time delves into the history, cultural significance and eclectic trivia of jewellery. As a jewellery historian, jewellery editor at British Vogue and now podcast host, Carol Woolton is uniquely qualified to take us on a whistlestop tour through history via seven items of jewellery: hoops, rings, beads, charms, brooches, cuffs and head ornaments. Weaving in examples from cultures around the world, Carol will uncover fascinating stories about Viking silver torques, Imperial jade in China, sixteenth-century Posy rings, organic gems, snake motifs, Roman cameo carving, Hindu wedding jewellery, Etruscan gold, Ancient Greek coins, piercings, Wedding pigs in China, tiaras and anklets - to name but a few. A beautiful and illuminating gift for any jewellery lover, If Jewels Could Talk shines a light on all that glitters and more.

Dílem encyklopedie, dílem rozcestník a rádce pro všechny fanoušky filmové magie. Tahle kniha je velkou mapou pro všechny ochotné turisty, co chtějí navštěvovat nepřeberné množství kouzelných krajin. Fantasy ale není jen o udatných hrdinech, spanilých princeznách, zlých čarodějích a nepřemožitelných dracíc, zalistujte a zjistíte, že na otevření brány do žánru filmové fantasy nepotřebujete žádné speciální zaklínadlo.

An inspiration for those trying to create socially engaged art and make a difference in marginalized communities. - Smithsonian Magazine The most comprehensive monograph on the enigmatic French artist - updated to include brand-new work Filled with stunning photography, this extraordinary monograph charts a range of JR's collaborative projects executed across the globe. Created in close collaboration with the artist, it features chapters on each of JR's major bodies of work - from Expo2Rue, using the street as his canvas to launch his career as an artist, to The Chronicles of Miami, which opened in November 2023. It also includes his collaborations with other artists and institutions such as the New York City Ballet, film director Agnes Varda, and Time magazine. A foreword by Hollywood legend George Lucas, a specially commissioned graphic novel by comic artist Joseph Remnant, an updated survey essay by Nato Thompson, and a short piece by Italian film director Alice Rohrwacher all come together to tell JR's fascinating story.

Frank Frazetta finally gets the beautiful book he deserves Frank Frazetta has reigned as the undisputed king of fantasy art for 50 years, his fame only growing in the years since his death. With his paintings now breaking auction records (Egyptian Queen sold for $ 5.4 million in 2019) he’s long overdue for this ultimate monograph. Born to a Sicilian immigrant family in Brooklyn, 1928, Frazetta was a minor league athlete, petty criminal and serial seducer with movie star looks and phenomenal talent. He claimed to only make art when there was nothing better to do – he preferred playing baseball - yet began his professional career in comics at age 16. Strip work led him to the infamous EC Comics, then to oils for Tarzan and Conan pulp covers. Both characters were interpreted by many before him, but as he explained in the 1970s, “I’m very physical minded. In Brooklyn, I knew Conan, I knew guys just like him,” and he used this first-hand knowledge of muscle and macho to redefine fantasy heroes as more massive, more menacing, more testosterone-fueled than anything seen before. As counterbalance he created a new breed of women, nude as censorship allowed, with pixie faces and multiparous bodies: thick thighed, heavy buttocked, breasts cantilevered out to there, yet still, with their soft bellies and hints of cellulite, believably real. Add in the action, the creatures, the twilit worlds of haunting shadow and Frazetta’s art is addictive as potato chips.

O máloktorom stredoeurópskom sochárovi 18. storočia sa nám zachovalo toľko správ ako o F. X. Messerschmidtovi (1736 – 1783). Napriek tomu jeho postava, opradená tajuplnými historkami a často protirečivými súdmi, zostáva stále záhadná. Jeho život je úzko spätý so zvláštnymi hlavami, známymi ako „charakterové hlavy“. Práci na týchto hlavách, ktoré si nikto neobjednal, venoval v posledných rokoch života väčšinu svojho času. Je to jedinečná, v dejinách sochárstva neopakovateľná séria, ktorá založila Messerschmidtovu slávu a zatlačila do úzadia celú jeho ostatnú tvorbu. Provokovala k tým najrozličnejším výkladom. Čo vlastne majú tieto hlavy s grimasami vyjadriť? Sú ozvenou na snahy osvietencov pochopiť ľudskú individualitu? Alebo sú prejavom kritického postoja umelca k spoločnosti, ktorej sa vysmieva? Odzrkadľujú ich skrivené črty hysterické stavy pacientov módneho doktora a hypnotizéra F. A. Mesmera? Alebo boli tieto hlavy nástrojom v rukách psychózou postihnutého umelca pri jeho boji o zachovanie životnej rovnováhy? Ponúkajú sa mnohé vysvetlenia, odborníci sa dodnes snažia o jednoznačnú, všeobecne prijateľnú odpoveď. Posledná kapitola Messerschmidtovho života sa odohrala v Bratislave a tu leží aj pochovaný. Po tom, čo počiatočné úspechy vo Viedni vystriedalo neporozumenie a neúspech, našiel nové útočisko vo vtedy kvitnúcom hlavnom meste Uhorska. Bol opäť uznávaným umelcom a vytvoril tu aj väčšinu svojich „charakterových hláv“. Ešte počas života sa stal legendárnou postavou. Ako čudesný prelud žije v povedomí bratislavčanov dodnes.

Triumfy a pády kráľov hollywoodskych bitkárov Príbeh o posledných akčných hrdinoch sa zrodil v máji 1990 v Cannes, kde za potlesku slávnych osobností vystúpili bok po boku Arnold Schwarzenegger a Sylvester Stallone. Po rokoch rivality sa konečne zmierili dve najväčšie akčné hviezdy na svete. Nick de Semlyen v tejto strhujúcej knihe o zlatej ére akčného filmu mapuje „mŕtvolami“ posiatu cestu Stalloneho a Schwarzeneggera na pozadí Ameriky osemdesiatych rokov a studenej vojny. Čitateľom zároveň sprostredkúva dosiaľ neznáme príbehy osobností, ktoré kráčali v ich stopách: Chucka Norrisa a Jackieho Chana s ich výkopmi, zamračených drsných chlapov Dolpha Lundgrena a Stevena Seagala, aj sarkastických rebelov Jeana-Clauda Van Damma a Brucea Willisa. Čas však neúprosne plynul a éra neporaziteľných akčných hrdinov, ktorí svojimi svalmi, bojovým umením a modernými zbraňami zachraňovali svet, pomaly spela ku koncu. Keď trhák Jurský park v roku 1993 prevalcoval Posledného akčného hrdinu, slávne dni týchto svalovcov sa oficiálne pominuli. Nick de Semlyen čerpá z otvorených rozhovorov so samotnými hviezdami, ich kolegami, priateľmi aj rivalmi, vďaka čomu prináša ničím neskalené svedectvo o hollywoodskych časoch, keď sa nedala obmedziť sláva týchto hercov, ani spúšť, ktorú po sebe zanechávali – či už na plátne alebo mimo neho. Z anglického originálu The Last Action Heroes (Crown, New York 2023) preložil Peter Tkačenko.

A celebration of more than 300 groundbreaking women sculptors that surveys 500 years of creative ingenuity from around the world Presenting a more expansive and inclusive history of sculpture, Great Women Sculptors surveys the work of more than 300 trailblazing artists from over 60 countries, spanning 500 years from the Renaissance to the present day. Organized alphabetically, each artist is represented by an image and newly commissioned text. This wide-ranging survey champions the best-known women sculptors from art history alongside today’s rising stars. From more recognizable names such as Camille Claudel, Gego, Barbara Hepworth, and Yayoi Kusama to some of today’s most significant contemporary artists including Huma Bhaba, Mona Hatoum, and Simone Leigh, this book showcases 500 years of sculptural creativity in one accessible, visually stunning volume. Artists featured, in A–Z order by surname: Magdalena Abakanowicz; Alice Adams; Kelly Akashi; Jane Alexander; Shaikha Al Mazrou; Olga de Amaral; Janine Antoni; Ruth Asawa; Tauba Auerbach; Ghazaleh Avarzamani; Alice Aycock; Margarita Azurdia; Leilah Babirye; Nairy Baghramian; Natalie Ball; Rina Banerjee; Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press; Rosa Barba; Phyllida Barlow; Yto Barrada; Mária Bartuszová; Rana Begum; Nina Beier; Patricia Belli; Lynda Benglis; Lauren Berkowitz; Sarah Bernhardt; Huma Bhabha; Alexandra Bircken; Cosima von Bonin; Monica Bonvicini; Chakaia Booker; Louise Bourgeois; Carol Bove; Beverly Buchanan; Heidi Bucher; Dora Budor; Angela Bulloch; Teresa Burga; Seyni Awa Camara; Elaine Cameron-Weir ; Nina Canell; Jodie Carey; Claudia Casarino; Rosemarie Castoro; Elizabeth Catlett; Helen Chadwick; Judy Chicago; Saloua Raouda Choucair; Chryssa; Lygia Clark; Camille Claudel; Marie-Anne Collot; Gisela Colon; Marta Colvin; Fiona Connor; Nicola Costantino; Petah Coyne; Anne Seymour Damer; Vanessa da Silva; Paula Dawson; Berlinde De Bruyckere; Agnes Denes; Abigail DeVille; Karla Dickens; Tara Donovan; Sokari Douglas Camp; Mikala Dwyer; Abastenia St. Leger Eberle; Nicole Eisenman; Vaska Emanuilova; Tracey Emin; Ayse Erkmen; Helen Escobedo; Tamar Ettun; Claire Falkenstein; Alia Farid; Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian; Simone Fattal; Félicie de Fauveau; Lara Favaretto; Maria Faydherbe; Rachel Feinstein; Sonja Ferlov Mancoba; Teresita Fernández; Sylvie Fleury; Ceal Floyer; Laura Ford; María Freire; Nancy Fried; Elisabeth Frink; Katharina Fritsch; Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller; Sue Fuller; Anya Gallaccio; Lily Garafulic; Adebunmi Gbadebo; Gego; Isa Genzken; vanessa german; Sonia Gomes; Dora Gordine; Sheela Gowda; Laura Grisi; Nancy Grossman; Gu Erniang; Guan Xiao; Shilpa Gupta; Fiona Hall; Lauren Halsey; Anthea Hamilton; Han Sai Por; Siobhán Hapaska; Rachel Harrison; Emma Hart; Auriea Harvey; Maren Hassinger; Mona Hatoum; Holly Hendry; Camille Henrot; Barbara Hepworth; Gertrude Hermes; Eva Hesse; Sheila Hicks; Nancy Holt; Jenny Holzer; Rebecca Horn; Roni Horn; Harriet Hosmer; Klára Hosnedlová; Marguerite Humeau; Anna Hyatt Huntington; Cristina Iglesias; Iman Issa; Ann Veronica Janssens; Madeleine Jouvray; Katarzyna Józefowicz; Caterina de Julianis; Nadia Kaabi-Linke; Reena Saini Kallat; Edith Karlson; Bronwyn Katz; Clementine Keith-Roach; Zsófia Keresztes; Rachel Khedoori; Bharti Kher; Kimsooja; Katarzyna Kobro; Käthe Kollwitz; Elza Kövesházi-Kalmár; Brigitte Kowanz; Kitty Kraus; Shigeko Kubota; Shio Kusaka; Yayoi Kusama; Alicja Kwade; Nicola L.; Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Croce; Artis Lane; Greer Lankton; Liz Larner; Lee Bul; Marie-Louise Lefevre-Deumier; Simone Leigh; Jac Leirner; Sherrie Levine; Hannah Levy; Edmonia Lewis; Tau Lewis; Liao Wen; Liliane Lijn; Kim Lim; Won Ju Lim; Laura Lima; Maya Lin; Lin Tianmiao; Tayeba Begum Lipi; Rita Longa; Liza Lou; Sarah Lucas; Savia Mahajan; Anna Maria Maiolino; Anina Major; Tosia Malamud; Rebecca Manson; Teresa Margolles; Marisol; Maria Martins; Rebeca Matte; Rita McBride; Andrea de Mena; Lindsey Mendick; Marisa Merz; Annette Messager; Marta Minujín; Mary Miss; Kazuko Miyamoto; Nandipha Mntambo; Anna Morandi Manzolini; Delcy Morelos; Mariko Mori; Blanche-Adele Moria; Annie Morris; Meera Mukherjee; Mrinalini Mukherjee; Vera Mukhina; Portia Munson; Wangechi Mutu; Ethel Myers; Rei Naito; Ana Navas; Senga Nengudi; Rivane Neuenschwander; Louise Nevelson; Otobong Nkanga; Tomie Ohtake; Precious Okoyomon; Füsun Onur; Meret Oppenheim; Chana Orloff; Virginia Overton; Katrina Palmer; Lygia Pape; Cornelia Parker; Helen Pashgian; Jennifer Pastor; Katie Paterson; Beverly Pepper; Judy Pfaff; Julia Phillips; Patricia Piccinini; Cathie Pilkington; Paola Pivi; Liliana Porter; Marjetica Potrc; Jane Poupelet; Germaine Richier; Clara Rilke-Westhoff; Luisa Roldán; Annabeth Rosen; Properzia de' Rossi; Eva Rothschild; Michal Rovner; Nancy Rubins; Kathleen Ryan; Veronica Ryan; Alison Saar; Betye Saar; Niki de Saint Phalle; Takako Saito; Doris Salcedo; Augusta Savage; Mira Schendel; Lara Schnitger; Claudette Schreuders; Dana Schutz; Irena Sedlecká; Usha Seejarim; Tschabalala Self: Beverly Semmes: Arlene Shechet: Shen Yuan; Alyson Shotz; Mary Sibande; Ayesha Singh; Lucy Skaer; Kiki Smith; Renee So; Valeska Soares; Monika Sosnowska; Diamond Stingily; Jessica Stockholder; Michelle Stuart; Alina Szapocznikow; Sarah Sze; Sophie Taeuber-Arp; Dorothea Tanning; Lenore Tawney; Alina Tenser; Tatiana Trouvé; Anne Truitt; Shirley Tse; Sara VanDerBeek; Paloma Varga Weisz; Joana Vasconcelos; Cecilia Vicuna; Claude Vignon; Ursula von Rydingsvard; Kara Walker; Meg Webster; Nicole Wermers; Pae White; Rachel Whiteread; Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney; Alison Wilding; Hannah Wilke; Jackie Winsor; Betty Woodman; Yamazaki Tsuruko; Haegue Yang; Kennedy Yanko; Lena Yarinkura; Anicka Yi; Yin Xiuzhen; Daisy Youngblood; Andrea Zittel.

An innovative and original survey of the best Mid-Century Modern architecture from around the world Featuring 450 of the very best works of Mid-Century Modern architecture from every continent, the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces showcases how the architects of the time harnessed the post-war boom and increasing globalization to create forward-thinking designs on a grander scale. From embassies and office blocks to entertainments spaces and transport hubs, glamorous designs by such icons as Arne Jacobsen, Mies, Le Corbusier, Eero Saarinen, Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer, Frank Lloyd-Wright, and Oscar Niemeyer are each illustrated with stunning photography. This stylish hardcover book showcases buildings from every continent, from classic North American skyscrapers and European masterpieces to modest churches in Africa, and iconic swimming pools in Australia and is a must-have for all design and architecture aficionados.

Celebrate Godzilla's 70th anniversary with this illustrated encyclopedia from kaiju designer Shinji Nishikawa. Revisit the most monstrous Godzilla incarnations of the past 70 years in this comprehensive guide. This illustrated book features the many versions of Godzilla and its monstrous foes, from the original 1954 movie to SHIN GODZILLA in 2016, and even the 2021 animation. With in-depth explanations accompanied by illustrations from renowned manga artist and monster designer Shinji Nishikawa, this 216-page book explores the powers and anatomy of over 100 kaiju, including Mechagodzilla, SHIN GODZILLA and Mothra! Nishikawa worked on the monster designs for many Godzilla movies from 1989 to 2004, and here he unravels the live-action special effects and theatrical CG animations of the Godzilla franchise in this essential enyclopedia. This comprehensive guide covers the Godzilla Showa Era (1954-1975), Godzilla Heisei Era (1984-1995), Godzilla Millennium (1999-2004), SHIN GODZILLA (2016), Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Toho's animated Trilogy (2017-2018), and Godzilla: Singular Point animated series (2021).

The definitive monograph on Dieter Rams, one of the most influential product designers of the twentieth century As head of design at Braun from 1961 to 1995, Dieter Rams created some of the twentieth century’s most iconic objects. Rams’s life and work are indelibly linked to his thoughts about how people live, and how they can live better. Products he designed in the 1960s are still produced and sold today, and his ideas on good design continue to inspire designers and consumers. Now available again with a stunning new cover, this comprehensive monograph, with a foreword by Jonathan (Jony) Ive, former chief design officer of Apple, explores not only Rams’s life and work, but also his design philosophy. The book includes detailed text covering Rams’s life, the intellectual context in which he worked, his designs for Braun and Vitsoe, and the ideas and lectures he developed as an advocate for good design. Sketches and photographs of finished products and prototypes provide insight into Rams’s design process, diverse archival material gives a complete picture of his life and work, and specially commissioned photographs of Dieter Rams’s house and the Braun archive provide an exclusive glimpse of the world’s most complete collection of Rams’s designs. Known for the hundreds of iconic products he designed for Braun and Vitsoe, this comprehensive and exhaustive monograph also features Rams's only architectural work and the ideas about living sustainably embodied in his ‘ten principles’.

Hayden Williams's unique fashion illustrations have captured hearts across the fashion industry. In this, his first book, discover dozens of original artworks to make your own. Let your creativity run free and experiment with your own designs by dressing up Hayden's paper dolls, or play with colour palettes and patterns by colouring in some of Hayden's most famous designs.

Van-e boszorkány a Macbethen túl? Hányféle lény bukkan föl a Niebelung-tetralógiában? Ki az a híres koraromantikus író, aki operát írt Udinéről, a vízitündérről? Hány zeneszerzőt ihletett meg Goethe megrázó erejű verse a Villikirályról? Hogyan változtatta meg Stravinsky életét a Tűzmadár? Míg Bősze Ádám első könyvében, a Nagy zenészek, nagy szerelmek című kötetben a zenetörténet hálószobatitkait ismerhettük meg, addig a Muzikális bestiák fókuszában a zeneirodalom különleges lényei, furcsa kreatúrái állnak. A törpék, angyalok, boszorkányok, szárnyas lovak, főnixmadarak, rémlények és hegyi szellemek révén elvarázsolt mesevilágba repülhetünk, a lapszéli QR-kódok segítségével pedig meg is hallgathatjuk azokat a műveket, amelyek róluk szólnak. Engedjük hát szabadon száguldani a fantáziánkat, merüljünk el a varázslények elragadó kavalkádjában!

Je symbolem dobrodružství, romantiky a exotiky. Mistr Zdeněk Burian byl, je a vždy bude nezaměnitelnou ikonou; malířem našeho dětství… Vstupte do světa jeho příběhů a fascinujících ilustrací – vůbec poprvé máte nyní možnost prohlédnout si je v jedinečné nejvyšší technické kvalitě. Poznejte ranou tvorbu geniálního malíře, který dokázal dát příběhům duši.

T.J. Clark offers profound insights on Bruegel’s art, where we encounter a reality formed from wholly worldly materials, yet suspended between belief and disbelief.

Featuring works from the 1950s onwards, this book explores Francis Bacon’s deep connection to portraiture and how he challenged traditional definitions of the genre. From his responses to portraiture by earlier artists, to large-scale paintings memorialising lost lovers, works from private and public collections will showcase Bacon’s life story. As well as the artist’s self-portraits, sitters include Lucian Freud, Isabel Rawsthorne and lovers Peter Lacy and George Dyer. The first publication in over 20 years dedicated to the portraits of Francis Bacon, this book accompanies the exhibition of the same name opening at the National Portrait Gallery, London, in October 2024. From his renowned triptychs and paintings of ghostly figures, to tender and psychologically revealing individual portraits, the figurative works displayed in this publication chart the development of a groundbreaking artist, highlighting the influence of his peers and other artists. Edited and with introductory texts by National Portrait Gallery curator, Rosie Broadley, Francis Bacon: Portraits also features biographies and photographs of Bacon and his circle, bringing lesser-told stories to the fore. A series of short essays from a range of contemporary thinkers and experts on Bacon explore the individuality of the artist through different lenses, providing fresh perspectives on the artist, his portraits and his world.

Dive into the world of Jane Austen, her work and their multi-media adaptations through this sumptuous, beautifully illustrated coffee table hardback with over 200 illustrations, photographs and film posters. From the original six novels to the many big and small screen adaptions, discover her life, inspirations, correspondence and the incredible influence of her work from their original publication to today. From her beloved family and her romantic escapades to her literary adventures and her enduring popular culture influence, experience the life and legacy of Jane Austen in this full-color, beautifully illustrated, definitive 312-page encyclopedia. Bursting with over 200 photographs and illustrations, explore Jane Austen’s work, which consists of six completed novels, two incomplete novels, letters and early writings. From the written word to the screen, from adaptations to secrets and filming locations, this book invites you on a fascinating journey of discovery through Austen’s writing. PART 1: Jane Austen, a woman of her time o Essays on Jane Austen, her family, friends and potential lovers o Illustrations and photos from across Jane’s beloved England o Researchers discuss Jane Austen’s appearance PART II: The world of Jane Austen o A complete chronology of Jane Austen’s work o The historical and fictional backgrounds to iconic characters such as Elizabeth Bennet, the Dashwoods, and Mr Darcy o Filming locations and production secrets from over 30 adaptations o The unfinished novels and how they were eventually published o Expert analysis of early works and other writings PART III: Jane Austen’s legacy o A comprehensive guide to the best Austen festivals o Details on the famous museums and collections dedicated to Jane Austen o From postage stamps to Funko-Pops Jane’s indelible influence Want to walk in the footsteps of Jane Austen, dressing in Regency style or simply enjoying a delicious afternoon tea? This coffe-table book features a beautiful gold-foiled cover and is perfect gift for fans of Jane Austen, her works and their enduring legacy.