Year: 2015 Language: English Author: Hislop S. Genre: Atlas Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 978-0-698-19790-9 Format: PDF, EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 392 Description: A beautifully illustrated Penguin Hardcover that invites readers to travel the night sky and discover the universe of stories in the stars To those who can decipher it, the night sky is alive with gods and goddesses, animals and mythical creatures—an endless carnival played out in shining constellations. Amidst this jet-black canvas pricked with white dots, a hunter leaps in pursuit with his dogs at his heels, a sea monster threatens a maiden in distress, and a pair of twins lives forever. In Stories in the Stars, writer and stargazer Susanna Hislop and international artist Hannah Waldron present an imaginative journey through the heavens. Leaping between centuries, cultures, and traditions, they explore each of the night sky’s eighty-eight constellations through gorgeous illustrations and vivid descriptions that will linger in readers’ minds long after they’ve closed the book and stepped outside on a starry night. Additional info: About the Author Susanna Hislop is an actor, writer, and theater maker. She is artistic director of Slip of Steel theater company and a contributing editor of the Junket. She has also worked as a freelance journalist and writer for publications including the Sunday Times (London), the Evening Standard (London), and the Telegraph (U.K.), and has coauthored a Connell Guide on Mrs. Dalloway with John Sutherland. Hannah Waldron is an artist and designer based between London and Stockholm. Her graphic and narrative-led image making has been applied across a range of media, from print to textiles, at both a personal and an architectural scale.
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Stories In The Stars - An Atlas Of Constellations
Language: English
Author: Hislop S.
Genre: Atlas
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 978-0-698-19790-9
Format: PDF, EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 392
Description: A beautifully illustrated Penguin Hardcover that invites readers to travel the night sky and discover the universe of stories in the stars
To those who can decipher it, the night sky is alive with gods and goddesses, animals and mythical creatures—an endless carnival played out in shining constellations. Amidst this jet-black canvas pricked with white dots, a hunter leaps in pursuit with his dogs at his heels, a sea monster threatens a maiden in distress, and a pair of twins lives forever.
In Stories in the Stars, writer and stargazer Susanna Hislop and international artist Hannah Waldron present an imaginative journey through the heavens. Leaping between centuries, cultures, and traditions, they explore each of the night sky’s eighty-eight constellations through gorgeous illustrations and vivid descriptions that will linger in readers’ minds long after they’ve closed the book and stepped outside on a starry night.
Additional info: About the Author
Susanna Hislop is an actor, writer, and theater maker. She is artistic director of Slip of Steel theater company and a contributing editor of the Junket. She has also worked as a freelance journalist and writer for publications including the Sunday Times (London), the Evening Standard (London), and the Telegraph (U.K.), and has coauthored a Connell Guide on Mrs. Dalloway with John Sutherland.
Hannah Waldron is an artist and designer based between London and Stockholm. Her graphic and narrative-led image making has been applied across a range of media, from print to textiles, at both a personal and an architectural scale.
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