Rodney Dale
Autor/a de Cats in Books: A Celebration of Cat Illustration through the Ages
Sobre l'autor
Rodney Dale is a scholar, engineer, inventor
Crèdit de la imatge: Rodney A.M. Dale
Obres de Rodney Dale
Dictionary of Abbreviations & Acronyms (Wordsworth Reference) (Wordsworth Collection) (1997) 21 exemplars
Catland 1 exemplars
Die Manna-Maschine 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1933-11-28
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK (England)
- Lloc de naixement
- Muswell Hill, London, England, UK
- Educació
- Queen's College, Cambridge
- Professions
- Engineer
Publisher (Owner, Fern House Publishing)
Membres
Ressenyes
Potser també t'agrada
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 35
- Membres
- 782
- Popularitat
- #32,555
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 5
- ISBN
- 61
- Llengües
- 5
It's a gem! The only reason I didn't rate it a bit higher is because it's a rather too concise overview of cats in literary history. It's a slim volume; easy to read in one sitting. Rather than looking at cats as subjects in literature, it sticks to an illustrative perspective: cats in illuminated manuscripts, fables, short stories and, of course, children's literature. It's fully illustrated itself, of course, with examples for each entry. A nice edition from the British Library.
As I said, a gem of a find; one of those karmic gifts that make library sales even better.… (més)