Painter places this book on top of the ‘Japanese Eroticism’ book. It still sounds like Spot is eating and the kettle starting to boil so Painter reaches for a third book. He is not looking at what he is doing, as he is looking in the direction of the kitchen and manages to tip the balance of the stack of books. With a loud crash the pile falls to the floor. Daniel and Spot’s heads simultaneously appear in the doorway of the kitchen. ‘I’m so sorry,’ Painter says: ‘I carelessly knocked over your books’. ‘Don’t worry; I won’t be too long now’, Daniel responds inspecting Painter carefully. Spot just stares at Painter as he is part of the furniture. Painter passes the inspection and they both return to the kitchen to complete the tasks they are busy with. Painter hesitantly gathers the fallen books together and liberate one that looks interesting. ‘Berthon and Grasset’ by Victor Arwas, this book has a beautiful line drawing on the cover making an interesting contrast to the ‘Japanese Eroticism’ book that I browsed through earlier. On inspecting the book, Painter discovers that the drawings are from the Art Nouveau period. He knows that the Art Nouveau period is really a fusion …show more content…
Nothing further is happening so he decides to browse further to see if he can find any other books of interest. This time he is careful to watch what he is doing so he carefully balances the Art Nouveau book on the discarded pile. He cautiously lifts up a few books. Painter rejects ‘The Art of Cuisine’ by Henri de Toulouse-lautrec and Maurice Joyant because the drawings have text over them. He ignores ‘Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy’ by Anne M. R. Agur as too scientific and so misses out on scrutinising some beautiful illustrations of the human anatomy; judging by the cover. He slides dexterously past ‘Evolution’ by Ruth Moore as the drawings are of an inferior nature; based on scientific stylisations with diagrammatic