Miniature Art Book References:

(suggested booksellers at bottom of page)

• Miniature Painting: A Complete Guide to Techniques, Mediums, and Surfaces - by Joan Cornish Willies RMS HS MAA, Watson-Guptill Publications, ISBN 0823029794

Softcover, 144 pages, c. 1995
Step-by-step lessons showing how to paint landscapes,
still lifes, and portraits. Well illustrated in color.

• The Techniques of Painting Miniatures - by Sue Burton, B.T.BatsfordHardcover, 144 pages, c. 1985 ISBN 0-7134-7459-9

The work and techniques of 28 miniaturists; includes
lists of suppliers and miniature art societies. Well
illustrated in color.

• How to Paint Miniatures - by Robert Hughes & Elizabeth Johnson

Hardcover, 80 pages, c. 1994
Step-by-step projects in watercolor, gouache and oils,
with information on techniques and media. Well illustrated
in color.

• Painting Miniatures - by Elizabeth Davys Wood

Hardcover, 128 pages, c. 1989
Step-by-step instructions, list of materials; how to paint
landscapes, flowers, animals, portraits, children and
silhouettes. Well illustrated in color.

This book is available from:
RJW Products, 1 Georgian Close, Hayes, Bromley,
Kent BR2 7RA at £12 inclusive of postage within the
UK. Recommended for the beginner.
ISBN: 0-7136-3133-3

• Looking for Eulabee Dix, The Illustrated Biography of An American Miniaturist - by Jo Ann Ridley

Softcover, 304 pages, c. 1997
A wonderful biography and provides history and
technique of miniature painting. Some of Dix's portraits
can be seen at the National Museum of Women in the
Arts. *This book available from MiniArt for $5.

• Color: A Natural History of the Palette - by Victoria FinlaySoft or hardcover, 448 pages, c. 2002

Blend of travelogue and historical exploration about the
ways color takes on meaning; author traveled the world
in search of ancient sources of natural colors & recounts
the surprising chemical processes by which everything
from stones to insects to mummies have been
transformed into precious pigments for paint, dyes, and
varnish.

• Miniatures: Dictionary and Guide - by Daphne Foskett

Hardcover, 702 pages, c. 1987
Great reference guide with over 1,000 illustrations;
details methods for dating miniatures from clothing and
style.

• Love and Loss, American Portrait & Mourning Miniatures - by Robin Jaffee FrankHardcover, 358 pages, c. 2000

Illustrated book reproduces one hundred miniatures,
discusses their role in American art history, and relates
fascinating stories of their making.

• The Magic of Miniatures by Jo Clay, Mendip Publishing, 1991, Illustrated biographies of 33 miniaturists ISBN: 0-905-903-29-3

• British Portrait Miniatures by Graham Reynolds, CUP, 1998; ISBN: 0521597811

• Miniature Art of Australia Past And Present

Available via fax # 0061 03 6431 6419 or via e-mail
Price: $20 (aus.) per copy plus postage and packing.

• The Way Howe to Lymne [Tudor miniatures observed] by Jim Murrell [former curator of miniatures at the V & A].

Contains reprints of Hilliard's own advice on painting
miniatures.
Published Victoria & Albert Museum 1983 -
ISBN 0905209 39 7

• The Portrait Miniature in England

by Katherine Coombs. V & A Publications
ISBN: 1851-772073

• The Book of Kells

by Bernard Meehan
An illustrated introduction to the manuscript in Trinity College Dublin (117 illustrations, 110 in color)
Published by Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0-500-27790-7


Suggested booksellers:

www.abebooks.com
www.alibris.com
www.amazon.com
www.biblio.com/
www.miniartsupply.com
www.powells.com/
www.strandbooks.com/
RJW Products, 1 Georgian Close, Hayes, Bromley,
Kent BR2 7RA UK