Horse—From Noble Steeds to Beasts of Burden

This small (5.5x7.5<">), beautiful, glossy-paged volume offers a glorious array of full-page painted, sculpted, stain-glassed, tapestried, drawn, and photographed horses from some 140 international artists like Tiepolo, Franz Marc, Delacroix, August Macke, GTricault, as well as many anonymous artists. Contents are arranged by kinds of horses: hunter-chasers, beasts of burden, wild, companions, warhorses, mythical beings, horses conferring power/nobility on their sitters, and horses forced to perform. Each of the sections is preceded by a scholarly-historical introduction about the uses and abuses of horses, and the index of artists gives dates and short biographies. Also featured are occasional poems or sayings about horses. Recommended for those collecting art according to theme or subject matter instead of, or in addition to, collecting based on style, country, artist, or time. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Lorraine Harrison has a degree in art history from the University of Sussex in England. This book has allowed her to combine her love of art and animals.