Download or read book The Arturi Phillips Collection written by Carmela Arturi Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catalogue of Portrait Miniatures. Featuring the work of over 130 artists dating from 1588-2004. 447 pages all in colour, hardback, printed on art paper, with a double page devoted to each miniature, including full page enlargements showing brushstrokes, signatures, etc. In this book, which is written for collectors, the authors discuss their collecting criteria, their experiences in buying miniatures both from auctionsand dealers, their techniques for photographing them and their storage solutions. There is also much new information on later artists.