History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
"Treasury of Medieval Illustrations"
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"Dover Pictorial Archive" series; Contains over 300 black and white illustrations depicting medieval life. With 300+ black & white illustrations. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 279 x 214 mm. Weight: 416g.
Author: (Lacroix, Paul, ed.)
ISBN: 0486460126
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"Witness to History"The Face in Medieval Sculpture
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"Metropolitan Museum of Art" series; Features 81 sculpted heads that provide a view of the Middle Ages, from the waning days of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance. This book is organized into seven thematic sections, including 'Iconoclasm' and 'The Stone Bible', which explore the process of reconnecting these works to their origins. With 95 b&w and 80 colour illustrations. Hardback, 180 pages. Size: 290 x 223 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: (Little, Charles T., ed.)
ISBN: 0300117817
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"Gothic Revival"
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This sourcebook examines the Gothic revival which, focusing on Romantic medievalism, was the key architectural and decorative style of the 19th century. It concentrates on various forms of its use including country villa styles and the influence on city streets from Oxford to New England. With index, 50 colour and 100 b&w illustrations, bibliography, glossay. New ed. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 290 x 250 mm. Weight: 1466g.
Author: Aldrich, Megan
ISBN: 0714836311
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Date: 1997 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"The Confessions of St.Augustine"
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"Sacred Wisdom" series; White, Carolinne (trans.) This translation is illustrated with miniatures and decoration taken from illuminated manuscripts of the Confessions in the medieval collection at the British Library. The book is organized round extracts chosen to best express St Augustine's philosophy and mystical love of God. With illustrations. Hardback, 96 pages. Size: 180 x 216 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
ISBN: 0711217599
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"Universe of Stone"Chartres Cathedral and the Triumph of the Medieval Mind
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In the twelfth century, Christians in Europe began to build a completely new kind of church - not the squat, gloomy buildings we call Romanesque, but soaring, spacious monuments flooded with light from immense windows. This book explains the genesis and development of the Gothic style. Hardback, 336 pages. Size: 242 x 164 mm. Weight: 722g.
Author: Ball, Philip
ISBN: 0224078631
Publisher: Vintage
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"European Art of the Fourteenth Century"
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"Art Through the Centuries" series; The effects of war and famine in Europe, in the 14th century, lead to a widespread mystical religiosity, which emphasised both joy and suffering. This in turn inspired the creation of some of the most magnificent religious art of the period. This illustrated work highlights the most important artists, works, concepts and theories of the period. With 400 full-colour illustrations. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 197 x 133 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Baragli, Sandra
ISBN: 0892368594
Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"Moorish Architecture"
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Spain owes its special historical position in Europe very largely to its intensive encounter with the Orient. Moorish-Andalusian art and architecture combine elements of various traditions into a new, autonomous style. This book describes the Great Mosque in Cordova and the Alhambra in Granada, the architectural witnesses to this achievement. With illustrations. Taschen 25th anniversary ed. Hardback, 240 pages. Size: 300 x 240 mm. Weight: 1656g.
Author: Barrucand, Marianne Bednorz, Achim
ISBN: 3822831034
Publisher: Taschen Gmbh
Date: 2007 (Germany)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"The Green Man"
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The Green Man, the image of the foliate head or the head of a man sprouting leaves, is probably the most common of all motifs in medieval sculpture. This book aims to open new avenues of research into medieval man's understanding of nature, and also into our concern with ecology and our relationship with the green world. With 170 black and white, 3 line drawing. New ed. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 276 x 219 mm. Weight: 544g.
Author: Basford, Kathleen
ISBN: 0859914976
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"Early Christian and Byzantine Art"
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"The Yale University Press / Pelican History of Art" series; This is an account by a medieval art-historian of early Christian and Byzantine Art as a sublime expression of religious thought and feeling. The story is complex in its unravelling and ranges over various media: mosaic, wall painting, marble and ivory sculpture and precious stones amongst others. With 304 illustrations, map, notes, glossary, selected bibliography, index. Paperback, 406 pages. Size: 210 x 147 mm. Weight: 838g.
Author: Beckwith, John
ISBN: 0300052960
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date: 1992 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"Giotto"The Scrovegni Chapel
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Presents a study of one of the most important masterpieces of western art - The Scrovegni Chapel. With 165 colour illustrations. Hardback, 144 pages. Size: 150 x 150 mm. Weight: 340g.
Author: Bellinati, Claudio
ISBN: 8872001447
Publisher: Vianello Libri
Date: 2005 (Italy)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"The Art of the Middle Ages"
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"World of Art" series; A comprehensive and authoritative study of medieval visual arts in Europe, forming the ideal guide for students to all facets of art and architecture in the Middle Ages. Topics covered include tapestries, armour, stained glass, enamel and ivory work, and illuminated manuscripts. With 250 illustrations, 90 in colour. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 210 x 150 mm. Weight: 680g.
Author: Benton, Janetta Rebold
ISBN: 0500203504
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"The Sistine Secrets"Michaelangelo's Hidden Messages
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Michelangelo's Hidden Messages and How He Defied the Pope. The fascinating story of how Michelangelo embedded messages of brotherhood, tolerance and freethinking in his work to encourage 'fellow travellers' to challenge the repressive Roman Catholic Church of the time. Relying on recent breakthroughs in our understanding of Michelangelo's work, and the uncovering of an underground movement of interfaith freethinkers and Kabbalists in Renaissance Florence, the authors discuss the shocking nature of the Sistine Chapel ceiling's many hidden messages. With colour illustrations. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 700g.
Author: Blech, Benjamin Doliner, Roy
ISBN: 1906217556
Publisher: Jr Books Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"Arts of the City Victorious"Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt
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A study of the art and architecture of the Fatimids, the Ismaili Shi'i dynasty that ruled in North Africa and Egypt from 909 to 1171. It concentrates on securely dated and localized examples of Fatimid art and architecture. It is suitable for all scholars and admirers of Islamic art and architecture. With 100 b&w illustrations + 50 colour images. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 280 x 220 mm. Weight: 1510g.
Author: Bloom, Jonathan M.
ISBN: 0300135424
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"Monsters and Grotesques in Medieval Manuscripts"
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The margins of medieval manuscripts teem with sirens, satyrs, griffins, unicorns, dragons and other creatures. But what were they doing there? Were they meaningless distractions, or did they have symbolic meanings? This text explains the meaning of these monsters and their place in medieval art. With 50 colour illustrations. Paperback, 64 pages. Size: 246 x 176 mm. Weight: 217g.
Author: Bovey, Alixe (Curator, Survey of Illuminated Manuscripts, the British Library)
ISBN: 0712347453
Publisher: The British Library Publishing Division
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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"The Gothic Revival"
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"Art & Ideas" series; This work unravels the meanings that Gothic held for its many reinventors - from the political uses of Gothic history in the 17th century to Barry and Pugin's Houses of Parliament in the 19th century. The book examines the influence of Gothic as a dominant cultural and architectural force. With 223 colour and 38 b&w illustrations, glossary, map, further reading, index. Paperback, 447 pages. Size: 220 x 160 mm. Weight: 860g.
Author: Brooks, Chris
ISBN: 0714834807
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Date: 1999 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) History of Art: Byzantine & Medieval Art C 500 Ce to C 1400
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