Maroon calf spine withblack title plate, gilt banding and decoration. Marbled boards.

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The 1870 second edition of A Hand-book for Young Painters by Charles Robert Leslie, published by John Murray in London, is an 8vo volume spanning roughly 315 pages with illustrations, bound in brown cloth.

Book Overview

• Author: Charles Robert Leslie, R.A. (1794–1859), a notable 19th-century English genre painter.

• Edition: Second Edition (the first edition was published in 1855).

• Physical details: Brown boards featuring gilt and black decorative stamping, with gilt lettering on the spine.

Core Topics Covered

• Practical directions and instructions for aspiring painters.

• Studies on the imitation of nature and artistic style.

• Distinctions between artistic laws and strict rules.

• Guidance on drawing, composition, expression, and the beauty of form.

NOTE: This is an original  book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG. Note: Jack founded the Michelin Guide ‘Midsummer House’- Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam.

In 2008, Jack was one of the co-founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, alongside other members of the Department, and acted as the Foundation’s Chair. The project’s original goals were modest: to build and distribute low-cost computers for prospective applicants to our Computer Science degree. Initially the project was a “success disaster”, as Jack would say, as demand far outstripped the low-scale manufacturing plans. Ultimately the Raspberry Pi became the UK’s most successful computer with more than 60 million sold to date. Jack was drawn to the educational possibilities of the Raspberry Pi, its potential uses in emerging economies and the way it could support self-directed learning.