{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACC Art Books US","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","author_name":"ACC Art Books US","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","title":"Astonishing Things - ACC Art Books US","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TX7zXQ1bnp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/astonishing-things\/\">Astonishing Things<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/astonishing-things\/embed\/#?secret=TX7zXQ1bnp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Astonishing Things&#8221; &#8212; ACC Art Books US\" data-secret=\"TX7zXQ1bnp\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781915815118-04-1-600x748.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":748,"description":"Accompanies the major Victor Hugo exhibition at the Royal Academy, London, 21 March - 29 June 2025. Discover the imaginary worlds of Victor Hugo, one of France&rsquo;s most famous writers, with his rarely-seen works on paper.President&rsquo;s Foreword 7 Acknowledgements 8 Double Vision: Victor Hugo&rsquo;s Mind&rsquo;s Eye 12 SARAH LEA How a Poet Becomes a Painter 30 G&Eacute;RARD AUDINET Architecture in the Drawings of Victor Hugo 40 THOMAS CAZENTRE Catalogue Plates WITH SECTION INTRODUCTIONS BY ROSE THOMPSON Writing and Drawing 50 Observation and Imagination 66 Fantasy and Reality 102 Ocean 128 Chronology 150 ROSE THOMPSON Notes 160 Selected Bibliography 164 Lenders to the Exhibition 166 Photographic Acknowledgements 166 Index 167"}