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The Peacock Mirror offers gently used books, vintage prints, periodicals and autograph letters featuring Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist artists from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Symbolism, Art Nouveau, Victorian, Edwardian

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  • FEATURED BOOK: Le Symbolisme et la Femme

    Le Symbolisme et la Femme

    A rare French art exhibition catalogue about women in Symbolist art, featuring artists such as Aman-Jean, Degouve de Nuncques, Khnopff, and Levy-Dhurmer.

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  • FEATURED BOOK: Ladies of Shalott: a Victorian Masterpiece and its Contexts

    Ladies of Shalott

    An examination of the representation of Tennyson's Lady of Shalott in Victorian art. Includes many Pre-Raphaelite illustrations.

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  • FEATURED BOOK: Magnificent dreams: Burne-Jones and the late Victorians

    Magnificent Dreams

    The paintings of the later Pre-Raphaelites, in particular those of Burne-Jones and Rossetti, are examined in this 1970s book.

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  • FEATURED BOOK: Narrating Modernity: The British Problem Picture, 1895-1914

    Narrating Modernity

    A look at so-called 'problem pictures' which were very popular during the Edwardian period. Pictures by Sir Frank Dicksee, Hon John Collier and other artists.

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  • FEATURED BOOK: Pre-Raphaelites in Love

    Pre-Raphaelites in Love

    Anyone who has seen the work of the Pre-Raphaelites has been struck by the dreamy women portrayed in the paintings. But who were these women?

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  • FEATURED BOOK: Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages

    Parallel Lives

    A fascinating account of the marriages of five famous Victorian couples including Effie Gray and John Ruskin.

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