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Lorsqu'Alfie Blackstack arrive à Little Snoddington pour vivre chez ses tantes, les mauvaises surprises s'enchaînent. Gertrude et Zita sont des sorcières, leurs animaux de compagnie sont tout aussi étranges, il y a un fantôme dans la bibliothèque du manoir, et un lutin emprisonné dans une boule de neige magique... sans compter Prunella Morrow, la terrifiante Sorcière en chef. Heureusement, il rencontre aussi Calypso, dont la famille tient le cirque du village. Quand Nova, la petite soeur de Calypso, disparaît, Alfie va tout faire pour aider son amie. Même si ça implique d'affronter des sorcières sur des aspirateurs volants, d'apprendre à jeter des sorts approximatifs, ou de lancer un défi à Prunella Morrow elle-même... Les aventures magiques d'Alfie ne font que commencer !

This substantial catalogue is the second of a two-volume set exploring a remarkable collection of leaves and miniatures from medieval manuscripts. Richly detailed with plentiful illustrations, this notable contribution to medieval scholarship covers a period from c. 1100 to the late 15th century. Following the publication in 2018 of The McCarthy Collection: Italian and Byzantine Miniatures the second volume of the catalogue of the McCarthy collection of medieval illuminated manuscript leaves and cuttings covers illumination from the rest of western Europe. Approximately 200 items are described in approximately 160 catalogue entries. More than half describe French material from c. 1100 to the 15th century, with particular strength in the 13th and 14th centuries. Next in number are about 35 items from Germanic regions, including Switzerland and Bohemia; the Southern Netherlands and Mosan area; with smaller ? ­but no less important ? groups of Spanish and English material. In many cases the recto and verso of each item is reproduced, as the verso often provides vital textual, palaeographical or art historical clues to the date and place of origin, or traces of their later provenance. Great efforts have been taken to trace and list sister leaves and cuttings, some of which are also reproduced, or parent volumes.

This substantial catalogue is the final of a three-volume set exploring a remarkable collection of leaves and miniatures from medieval manuscripts. Richly detailed with plentiful illustrations, this notable contribution to medieval scholarship describes French material from c. 1100 to the 15th century, with particular strength in the 13th and 14th centuries. The McCarthy collection is arguably the largest and most important private collection of illuminated cuttings, miniatures, and leaves in the world. Following the publication in 2018 of Italian and Byzantine Miniatures and in 2019 Spanish, English, Flemish and Central European Miniatures, the third volume covers illumination from France. Volume I (published 2018) has eighty Italian and eight Byzantine entries; Volume II (published 2019) is the smallest, with sixty-three entries, divided between eight Spanish (and perhaps Portuguese) entries, eleven English ones, ten from the southern Netherlands, and finally thirty-four from across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Bohemia; the present volume is the largest, with approximately ninety-five French entries. The fact that the French material is the largest group overall is partly a reflection of Robert McCarthy?s early interest in French Gothic art, inspired by youthful visits to Chartres and other Gothic cathedrals. In many cases the recto and verso of each item is reproduced, as the verso often provides vital textual, palaeographical or art historical clues to the date and place of origin, or traces of a later provenance and lists parent volumes, sister leaves and cuttings, some of which are also reproduced.

De la conception à l'oeuvre finalisée, cet ouvrage propose une approche complète de l'art de dessiner les dragons et leur environnement. Apprenez à utiliser et à combiner l'anatomie d'espèces vivantes réelles, telles que les reptiles, les chevaux, les oiseaux et les chauves-souris, afin de créer un univers dragonologique vraisemblable et superbe. Dessiner un squelette complet, représenter les muscles et les textures de la peau, traduire les personnalités et les caractéristiques des différentes espèces, créer des postures dynamiques et saisissantes... A l'aide de pas à pas détaillés, de nombreux modèles et de précieux conseils artistiques, découvrez dans ce livre toutes les techniques nécessaires pour donner vie à ces fantastiques créatures.