Arabian Nights Illustrated by Jeff A Menges

Arabian Nights Illustrated by Jeff A Menges

According to legend, a resourceful bride won a stay of execution by captivating a sultan with a series of fantastic tales--and after 1,001 nights, the sultan could not bear to part with his storyteller. More than a thousand years later, readers continue to fall under the spell of the romantic adventures known as the Arabian Nights. This original collection features rare and unusual illustrations inspired by the traditional tales of Sinbad, Aladdin, Ali Baba, and a host of other exotic characters.
Spanning the decades between the 1890s and the 1920s, this volume draws upon images from the Golden Age of Illustration, when technological advances in printing led to a boom in the publication of artwork. Drawings and paintings by Maxfield Parrish, Edmund Dulac, Charles Folkard, and other acclaimed artists of the era appear here, in more than 185 color and black-and-white illustrations with captions. Abounding in mystery and excitement, these scenes from the timeless tales of heroism will captivate all lovers of fantasy and fairy tales, as well as collectors of rare books and art and illustration enthusiasts.

Jeff A. Dover is a cover artist for Dover Publications. Menges specializes in fantasy art and has published works on Arthur Rackham's, Edmund Dulac's, and Warwick Goble's work, as well as a Victorian fairy painting anthology.

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ISBN 13	9780486465227
ISBN 10	0486465225
Title	Arabian Nights Illustrated
Author	Jeff A Menges
Series	Dover Fine Art History Of Art
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2008-08-29
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.