Harry Potter : a history of magic

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Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetimecollaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the BritishLibrary. It promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjectsstudied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - from Alchemy and Potionsclasses through to Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures.Each chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the British Library and othercollections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrationsfrom the Harry Potter archive. Thereżs also a specially commissioned essay for eachsubject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of theexhibition - absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from Steve Backshall,the Reverend Richard Coles, Owen Davies, Julia Eccleshare, Roger Highfield, SteveKloves, Lucy Mangan, Anna Pavord and Tim Peake, who offer a personal perspective ontheir magical theme. … full description

Bibliographic Details

Other Authors

Jim Kay, 1974-
British Library. Board
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Document Type

Books

Physical Description

246 stran : ilustrace (převážně barevné), portréty, faksimile ; 28 cm

Published

London : Bloomsbury, 2017

Edition

First published

Subjects

Potter, Harry > (fiktivní postava)

20.-21. století

anglický román > 20.-21. století

fantasy román > 20.-21. století

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Item Description

"This book is based on the British Library exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic"--Preliminária
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ISBN

978-1-4088-9076-9