This book describes the history of fantasy art from Romanticism in the 18th century to the modern era by exploring the masterpieces of fantasy artists William Blake, Jules Verne, H.G. Welles and more. It also shows illustrations from science fiction and fantasy novels such as Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, J.R.R. Tolkien and more. This book illustrates the remarkable transition of fantasy art that occurred in 19th century when steampunk was introduced to the fantasy art world.

Rights Contact

Motoaki Tanaka <tanaka@pie.co.jp>

Award(s)

2018 INDIES Book of the Year Award Gold Winner

Book Website

http://pie.co.jp/english/search/detail.php?ID=4975

Contributor(s)

Hiroshi Unno

Publisher

PIE International

ISBN-13

978-4-75624975-3

Publication Date

Jun 1, 2018

Pages

360

Price

$49.95

Tags

#art

Our Review

Modern culture has some ’splaining to do. Climbing out of the Renaissance/Elizabethan age through to the late eighteenth century, an increasingly enlightened society emerged into the industrial wonders of the nineteenth century and rode them fast and hard to our present period of... Read More