Books in the Mnemosyne series

Dedicated to the genre of portrait across various media and its entire thematic range, from the middle-ages up to our time, this book features case studies on a broad range of issues: from the exploration of the individual in the portrait, to the political function of the genre; from the stylization of the individual to mask, role, and more.

Features essays that explore the theme of enchantment in images from the perspectives of anthropology and media history. In this book, essays address the mediality, materiality, and conditions of production and reception of images considered magical or animate, while at the same time presenting the genre functions of powerful works of art.

Brian M. Stableford's latest novel, The Pool of Mnemosyne, concludes the saga of the immortal Axel Rathenius, from the artists' colony of Mnemosyne, an island located off the northern coast of what in our world is called France, in the Everlasting Empire, 2,000 years after the birth of the Divine Caesar... Rathenius now returns to Mnemosyne after his meeting with the legendary Madame Minerva only to be confronted by a new conspiracy which threatens to annihilate his beloved island...Brian M. Stableford has been a professional writer since 1965. He has published more than 80 science fiction and fantasy novels, as well as several authoritative non-fiction books. He has also been translating the works of numerous authors of French mysteries, scientific romance and fantasy for Black Coat Press, which has previously published his four Mnemosyne novels.