Page 64

DESIGNING THE V&AThe Victoria and Albert Museum is the most elaborately designed and decorated museum in Britain, featuring work by painters such as Frederic Leighton, GF Watts and Edward Burne-Jones, as well as specialists in decoration such as Owen Jones and Morris and Company. This book is the first to consider the V&A as a work of art in itself, presenting drawings, watercolours and historic photographs relating to the museum’s 19th-century exteriors and interiors. Designing the V&A: The Museum as a Work of Art (1857-1909) by Julius Bryant is published by Lund Humphries, £35. To order a copy at 20% discount (£28 + free UK postage), visit lundhumphries.com and use the discount code ‘TheArtsSociety20’ at checkout. Offer valid until 31 August 2017.FABERGÉSavour the exquisite beauty of hundreds of Fabergé pieces, including the fabulous Winter Egg (pictured below), in a new documentary entitled Fabergé: A Life Of Its Own. The award-winning production marks 100 years since the original House of Fabergé was forcibly closed by Bolshevik revolutionaries and charts the history of the Russian court jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé to the enduring legacy of Fabergé today. See a trailer at markstewart productions.com/faberge. Readers can buy Fabergé: A Life Of Its Own on DVD for £7.99 (RRP £10.99) or BluRay for £9.99 (RRP £12.99). Order on amazon.co.uk using the discount code ‘L3J9-39QG63-ARWAQB’.IMAGES OF THE ICE AGEPaul Bahn, a lecturer of The Arts Society, has won the Archaeological Book of the Year award for Images of the Ice Age. “Of all the books I’ve written, this is by far my favourite as it deals with the subject dearest to my archaeological heart – the many different kinds of imagery produced by our Ice Age ancestors. This new third edition needed a huge amount of updating in order to take account of many exciting developments, not least my discovery of Britain’s first Ice Age cave art.” Images of the Ice Age is published by Oxford University Press. Readers can buy it for £21 (RRP £30). Simply shop atoup.com/academic, using the discount code ‘AAFLYG6’.RAVILIOUS & COEric Ravilious is now recognised as one of the most important British artists of the 20th century, with his work capturing the spirit of mid-century England. This richly researched book explores his life and art alongside that of his network of artist friends, all influenced by Paul Nash. The text is accompanied by over 200 illustrations. Ravilious & Co: The Pattern of Friendship by Andy Friend is published by Thames& Hudson (RRP £24.95). Readers can buy it for £18.95 inc. UK mainland p&p (overseas available on request). Call Littlehampton Book Services on 01903 828503, quoting ‘TH287’. Valid until 30 September 2017, subject to availability.OFFERS64READER OFFERSThe Arts Society ReviewSummer 2017