Angus McBride (1931–2007)
Author of Growing Up in Ancient Egypt
About the Author
Angus McBride was born in London in 1931. By the age of 12 he became an orphan and had to leave England following World War II and head to South Africa where he became a fairly well-known and successful artist in Cape Town. In 1961, he moved back to England. By 1975, he began to work with Osprey show more Publishing's Men-at-Arms series. He is best known for realistic, historical illustrations. Angus McBride died on 15 May 2007. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Angus McBride
Barbarians Against Rome: Rome's Celtic, Germanic, Spanish and Gallic Enemies (2000) — Illustrator — 44 copies
La nascita di Roma 2 copies
LIFE OF CHRIST — Illustrator — 2 copies
The way they lived 1 copy
Associated Works
Fusiliers: The Saga of a British Redcoat Regiment in the American Revolution (2007) — Cover artist, some editions — 271 copies, 11 reviews
Middle-Earth Role-Playing: Complete System for Adventuring in J.R.R.Tolkien's World (1984) — Cover artist, some editions — 181 copies
Middle Earth Role Playing: Collector's Edition (MERP, 2nd Edition) (1993) — Cover artist — 43 copies
Moria (Middle Earth Role Playing/MERP: Citadels Series) (1994) — Cover artist, some editions — 23 copies
The Ptolemaic Army: Seleucid and Ptolemaic Reformed Armies 168-145 B.C., Vol. 2: The Ptolemaic Army Under Ptolemy VI Philometor (1995) — Illustrator — 18 copies
Aladdin and the Lamp [adapted - Penguin Young Readers] (2000) — Illustrator, some editions — 18 copies, 3 reviews
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1931-05-11
- Date of death
- 2007-05-15
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- Historical and fantasy illustrator
freelance artist
advertising artist - Organizations
- Royal Fusiliers, British Army
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Cape Town, South Africa
London, England, UK
Ireland
Berlin, West Germany - Associated Place (for map)
- London, England, UK
Members
Reviews
A great read, which gives you an overview of the barbarians that attacked Europe from Roman times to the Magyars of the 10th Century. It only covers the Mongols very lightly, including them as one of the many Steppe horse warrior cultures. The colour plates are also first rate.
A nice splashy book about conspicuous consumption during the Middle ages. It also has some helpful hints for the SCA, if they didn't provide them!
3370. The Barbarians: Warriors & Wars of the Dark Ages, by Tim Newark (read Nov. 19, 2000) I read this hoping it would clarify the barbarian invasions for me, but it is slight and really quite generalizing. And, since it covers from 100 A.D. to 1241 it obviously cannot be too thorough. So I did not learn much from reading it.
Fascinating content, poorly written.
Excellent illustrations by the late Angus McBride.
Excellent illustrations by the late Angus McBride.
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Statistics
- Works
- 17
- Also by
- 38
- Members
- 1,165
- Popularity
- #22,061
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 8
- ISBNs
- 31
- Languages
- 2