An English Room - Rilegato

Moore, Derry

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 3791347292 ISBN 13: 9783791347295

Casa editrice: Prestel Pub, 2013

Riassunto

This collection of exquisite photographs and illuminating writings invites readers into the favorite rooms of some of England’s most revered celebrities. Everyone has a treasured place to read, study, work, and dream—but there’s something special about an English room. In this handsome volume filled with perceptive photographs, some of England’s most renowned figures share their favorite spaces and their personal musings about Englishness and English rooms. Benedict Cumberbatch reveals his favorite place to read a script; Jeanette Winterson describes why she adores the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris; P. D. James discusses the inspiration for her novel The Black Tower; and fashion designer Paul Smith contemplates the joys of his book-lined study. Gilbert & George invite you into their Queen Anne house, while Alan Bennett explains his rumpled existence in Primrose Hill. Derry Moore’s discerning eye captures the essence of the English room, whether in a country cottage, large estate, ancient chapel, or artist studio at home or abroad. All those with a passion for English culture, society, design, and fashion will take pleasure in this unique view into the private lives of some of England’s most public figures.

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Recensione:

...the magnificent book An English Room. 'a handsome publication' --Colin Thubron

What a delight it is to turn the pages of such an elegant project. Each photograph is a work of art in itself.' --Desmond Morris, November 2013

..a stunning new book of portraits behind closed doors. --Mail on Sunday, 1st September 2013

L'autore:

DERRY MOORE is an acclaimed photographer whose work has appeared in Town & Country, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Men's Vogue, Nest, and Country Life, and is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Portrait Gallery in London. He has published numerous books of photography.

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• Editore: Prestel Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 3791347292
• ISBN 13: 9783791347295
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 144