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| Title | : | Faeries |
| Author | : | Brian Froud |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 200 pages |
| Published | : | October 29th 2002 by Abrams (first published 1978) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Art. Mythology. Fiction |
Brian Froud
Hardcover | Pages: 200 pages Rating: 3.87 | 49909 Users | 272 Reviews
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I bought this book for my wife some years ago. She was an artist and very talented. Near the end of her life one of the subjects she was beginning to work with was "fantasy subjects" including faeries. She was (as I said above) very talented and throughout her life as she would pick up different techniques and concentrate on different subjects she would expand her "catalog" so to speak. She was able it seemed to study a new type or style and within a few attempts she'd have captured it. She did landscapes, seascapes, English gardens, still-lifes (I think since the painting is a "still-life" the plural would be "still-lifes" rather than "still-lives") and did them at different times in different styles so to speak...modern to primitive. She went through a very long period of time doing florals. She took commissions from people to paint everything from their houses to their pets. As I said only a few years ago she was becoming interested in more fantastic subjects. She enjoyed books of art work and as she would find new interests I'd use that as a key or indicator for her next Christmas or birthday gift. This book I bought her not too long ago and it reminds me of her. She past August 1, 2009.There may be books of better paintings but this one and a few others will as long as I'm able to manage it stay on my shelf.
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| Original Title: | Faeries |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.87 From 49909 Users | 272 ReviewsWrite-Up Based On Books Faeries
This is a delightful book with amazing illustrations and explanations about Faeries. I enjoyed reading about all the different types of Faerie. Some I had heard of before like Brownies and Boggarts, and there were others that I had never heard of and found very interesting. It is a very readable book and some of the illustrations will take you breath away. It includes information gathered from some earlier works by other authors too.I never knew there were so many different names for faeries. This book is comprised of legends and folklore. The illustrations reminded me of something but I couldn't put my finger on it till I read some of the other reviews of this book. They mentioned that Brian Froud worked on The Dark Crystal, and that is when I knew why they looked so familiar.Fairies can turn on you at any moment, and they like to play jokes on human folks. So beware.
Wonderful artwork, I've used it as a reference book. After reading this, I've been able to recognize a lot of different mythical creatures in other works that I would not have otherwise. For instance, Jenny Green Teeth shows up in Pratchett's The Wee Free Men and the Pooka in such movies as Darby O'Gill and the Little People, and the Jimmy Stewart classic, Harvey. This is the book that influenced Jim Henson to recruit Froud's help with the movie The Dark Crystal. I didn't realize until very
*2.5Oh dear, I honestly thought I would enjoy this one but I was so wrong.I believed this would either be a collection of already existing stories from all around the globe about creatures such as faeries, trolls etc or some kind of glossary, like the ones that exist about plants or something.And it somehow did both but so poorly.The stories about the creatures were very simplistic, with no structure at all and didn't manage to capture my attention. The authors also use other authors' writings
The first time I saw the beautiful illustrations in this book, it was like the fairy world finally came alive. Brian Froud captured both the light and darkness of the magical and mysterious fey world.
I adore this book! Extremely inspired and gorgeous artwork.
Great artwork! I am a big folklore fan and I might look up more books like this for inspiration.
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