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History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400

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History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400

Paperback. 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. Series: Art Through the Centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACK; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368594
ISBN
9780892368594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. A study of the Spitz book of hours, one of the finest French manuscripts in the collections of the Getty Museum, painted in the International style. Gregory Clark places the manuscript in the turbulent context of Parisian culture around 1420. All the book's miniatures are reproduced in colour. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 90 pages, 40 colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; ACK; AFT; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 191 x 7. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367122
ISBN
9780892367122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. The St Albans Psalter is one of the most important, famous, and puzzling books produced in 12th-century England. It was probably created between 1120 and 1140 at St Albans Abbey. In 2012, scholars conservators, and scientists at the J Paul Getty Musesum conducted an examination of the Psalter. This title deals with these 12th-century manuscripts. Num Pages: 104 pages, 94 colour & 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AFT; AKLB; HRCR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061459
ISBN
9781606061459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. A new way of looking at the medieval castle - as a cultural reflection of the society that produced it, seen through art and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AMKL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. .
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153611
ISBN
9781903153611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.11

Paperback. Throughout the history of imperial China, the educational elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. By examining literary archetypes, titles of paintings, inscriptions and the historical context, this text shows that paintings expressed strong political opinions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 434 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFC; DSBB; DSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007826
ISBN
9780674007826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.00

hardcover. Offers a new perspective on Byzantine imperial imagery, demonstrating the role foreign styles and iconography played in the visual articulation of imperial power. Num Pages: 288 pages, 71 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AG; HBLA1; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 766. Exotic Elements and the Imaging of Middle Byzantine Imperial Power, Ninth to Thirteenth Centuries CE. 288 pages, 71 b/w illus. Offers a new perspective on Byzantine imperial imagery, demonstrating the role foreign styles and iconography played in the visual articulation of imperial power. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AG; HBLA1; HBLC. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107004771
ISBN
9781107004771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 color illus., 80 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACK; AFC; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408208
ISBN
9781935408208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.73

Hardback. Features nearly all of the ancient glass objects in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. In this title, an introductory essay by an award-winning scholar summarizes the history of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine glass, with a special emphasis on people and on the processes they used to create and decorate these artefacts. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 408 pages, 556 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; ACG; ACK; AFP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 264 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300179811
ISBN
9780300179811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.96
€ 49.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Laiou, Angeliki E.; Maguire, Henry. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; 3F; 3H; ACK; HBJD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884022152
ISBN
9780884022152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.05

hardcover. Series: College Art Association Monographs in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 colour illustrations, 98 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACK; AFK; AGR; AMGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 993.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penn State University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271009469
ISBN
9780271009469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.79
€ 124.70

Multiple-component retail product, slip-cased. Num Pages: 416 pages, 226 colour, 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AFK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 327 x 53. Weight in Grams: 3592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271028736
ISBN
9780271028736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.88
€ 118.14

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828241
ISBN
9781899828241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 189.57

hardcover. This selection of seventeen papers by Professor Anthony Cutler falls into three broad groups, all including topics with which the author has been concerned for many years. Chapters III-VIII are concerned primarily with Byzantine subjects, and with their historiography. Num Pages: 530 pages, 246 illus. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828302
ISBN
9781899828302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.54

Hardcover. A celebration of the finest 300 works of Byzantine art. Num Pages: 304 pages. Dimension: 298 x 264 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2250.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714848105
ISBN
9780714848105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.51
€ 52.85

Hardback. The so-called chasuble of Thomas Becket (1118-1170) is one of the most magnificent medieval textiles in the Mediterranean region. Richly illustrated with details, this volume investigates the meaning of the inscriptions and motifs, examines manufacturing techniques and the function of the chasuble, and traces its "biography". Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ACK; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 300. .
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777425191
ISBN
9783777425191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.55
€ 74.89

Hardcover. A comprehensive and timely exploration of the key role Jerusalem played in shaping the art and culture of the Middle Ages Editor(s): Boehm, Barbara Drake; Holcomb, Melanie. Num Pages: 352 pages, 354 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 316 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2328.
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588395986
ISBN
9781588395986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97
€ 49.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 67 color + 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1FB; 3F; ACK; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219166
ISBN
9780300219166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.75
€ 49.62

Hardcover. "The Book of Kells" is a masterpiece of medieval art a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. In this bok, illustrations feature 59 full-size reproductions of complete pages of the manuscript. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 illustrations, 230 in colour. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 337 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2432.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500238943
ISBN
9780500238943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.34
€ 59.68

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834199
ISBN
9781843834199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.71

Hardcover. A biography of the remarkable life of John Hunt, one of the world's greatest medievalists, brings together a host of information about one of the most remarkable figures in the 20th century art scene. Num Pages: 336 pages, 45 colour illustrations, 50 black & white halftones, 1 index. BIC Classification: ACK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847171382
ISBN
9781847171382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

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