Overview

Smile is a delightful gift book sure to bring a smile to every readers face! With 48 beautiful colour images drawn from the wide range of collections in The British Museum, it illustrates how the smile has been used in art the world over to great effect for many centuries. Each spread shows a detail of the smile and the full image to place its context. The captions are enlivened by revealing and amusing quotations on the subject of smiles and happiness. Marina Vaizey's introduction examines the concept of the smile in art history and looks at some of art's most famous smiles, from the Mona Lisa to the grinning Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland. Elegantly designed and stunningly illustrated, Smile will make the perfect gift book for all ages.

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ISBN-13

9780714127811

ISBN-10

0714127817

Weight

0.66 Pounds

List Price

$17.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

96 pages

Publisher

British Museum

Published On

2002-01-01



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