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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

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hourihane, Colum. Series: Index of Christian Art Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 colour/198 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1447.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Index of Christian Art, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976820246
ISBN
9780976820246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.34

Paperback. Brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe. Contains over 30 original theoretical, historical, and historiographic essays by renowned and emergent scholars. Covers the vibrancy of medieval art from both thematic and sub-disciplinary perspectives. Editor(s): Rudolph, Conrad. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DN; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 247 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198783
ISBN
9781405198783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.83

Paperback. Series: Dover Art Instruction. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 253.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1956
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486203270
ISBN
9780486203270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Hardcover. The Bayeaux Tapestry is unique both as a historical document and as a work of art. It was made soon after the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and it tells the story of the events that led up to William the Conqueror's invasion of England and the battle itself. Num Pages: 234 pages, 234, many col and b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACK; AFW; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 352 x 272 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2180.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500251225
ISBN
9780500251225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 36.21

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132875
ISBN
9780907132875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.05

Hardback. Dr. Angeliki Lymberopoulou lectures on Byzantine Studies at the Open University, and is an expert on the art and society of Venetian-dominated Crete (12111669). During this period, Crete was perhaps the most important Venetian stronghold in the Mediterranean. Num Pages: 378 pages, 186 illus, 24 col pls. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1315.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904597315
ISBN
9781904597315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.04

Hardcover. Series: Ars Nova. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACK; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Brepols Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9782503518046
ISBN
9782503518046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.17

Hardback. Edward Garrison's work on early Italian panels resulted in the publication in 1949 of the first comprehensive index of Romanesque Italian panel painting, which remains the standard work of reference on the subject. Num Pages: 320 pages, 154 illus. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132097
ISBN
9780907132097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.20

Hardback. Edward Garrison's work on early Italian panels resulted in the publication in 1949 of the first comprehensive index of Romanesque Italian panel painting, which remains the standard work of reference on the subject. Num Pages: 408 pages, 168 illus. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 175 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132103
ISBN
9780907132103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.89

Hardcover. The most important of Eliane Vergnolle's publications focus on the study of Romanesque art in France. In particular, she has concentrated on the period during which this type of art was born and has investigated the processes which, from the beginning of the 11th century onwards, led to the renewal of monumental sculpture in several regions. Num Pages: 526 pages, 218 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; ACK; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 179 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1472.
Publisher
Pindar Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828074
ISBN
9781899828074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.12

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839415
ISBN
9781843839415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.78

Paperback. A collection of notebooks, letters, treatises, and contracts dealing with the art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It gives the reader an insight into the personalities and conditions of the times. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: ACK; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003337
ISBN
9780691003337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.13

Hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection, which brings together new research on a range of patristic and medieval texts and visual materials, sets the cultural transformation of early medieval Ireland and Britain in the context of these islands' inheritance from late antiquity and their engagement with the wider medieval world. Editor(s): Scully, Diarmuid; Mullins, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 486 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3H; ACK; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
486
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184660
ISBN
9781859184660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: 1FBH; ACK; ACND; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271061221
ISBN
9780271061221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.51

Hardcover. Examines medieval culture from different viewpoints to reveal how the art of the Middle Ages can provide an insight into the wider issues of medieval politics and culture. This title includes the essays that address the teaching of medieval art and architecture as well as examine society's longing for ecclesiastical drama. Editor(s): Heller, Ena; Pongracz, Patricia C. Num Pages: 224 pages, 90 col. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832690
ISBN
9781904832690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 35.04

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
630
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828432
ISBN
9781899828432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.44

Hardback. One of the first artists to visit the Mayan ruins at Palenque after Mexican independence, Jean-Frederic Waldeck has long been dismissed as unreliable, his drawings of pre-Columbian art marred by his excessive interest in European styles of beauty. This title takes a fresh look at Waldeck's entire output. Num Pages: 240 pages, 104 colour & black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACG; ACK; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826347039
ISBN
9780826347039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.43

Hardback. Over the past fifty years, Francoise Henry has been the leading authority on the history of early Irish art. Num Pages: 468 pages, 250 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; AM; HBLC1; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132233
ISBN
9780907132233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.11

Paperback. The Ormesby Psalter is perhaps the most magnificent yet enigmatic of the great Gothic psalters produced in East Anglia in the first half of the fourteenth century. This richly illustrated book casts an entirely new light on its history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 71 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACK; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 192 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243105
ISBN
9781851243105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Bringing together advice and information from a group of eminent scholars, this title aims to develop in the reader an informed and realistic approach to the mechanisms for accessing and handling manuscripts in what may be limited time. It is suitable for students and fledgling researchers in Anglo-Saxon history and literature. Editor(s): Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, c. 50 b&w, c. 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; ACK; CFL; DSBB; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898416
ISBN
9780859898416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.98

Paperback. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection Publications. Num Pages: 128 pages, 53 color illustrations; 6 halftones; 1 map. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023586
ISBN
9780884023586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.40

Hardback. aeo A concise but wide--ranging work by one of Francea s greatest historians. aeo Discusses the relation between art and society in Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century. aeo Demonstrates how the meaning and significance of art changes over time. Num Pages: 119 pages, 16 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACK; ACN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621739
ISBN
9780745621739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.81

Paperback. Explores the relationships among art, theology, exegesis, and literature - issues central to the study of medieval art. This book examines the illustration of theological commentaries, the use of images to expound or disseminate doctrine, the role of images within theological discourse, the development of doctrine in response to images, and more. Editor(s): Hamburger, Jeffrey F.; Bouche, Anne-Marie. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 464 pages, 198 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR; DSBB; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1292.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124766
ISBN
9780691124766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 118 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 280 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271020914
ISBN
9780271020914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.16

Paperback. The Byzantines surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. This book aims to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. It emphasizes on the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon their icons. Num Pages: 240 pages, 163 halftones, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AGR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050072
ISBN
9780691050072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.67

Paperback. Editor(s): Hourihane, Colum. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1352.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Index of Christian Art, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780976820291
ISBN
9780976820291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.35

Hardback. A study of the origin and development if the left-handed Evangelist iconographic type which appeared during the late Byzantine period. Largely based on a study of illuminated manuscripts, Spatharakis also considers the influence of Evangelist portraits on mosaics and frescos. Num Pages: 184 pages, 132 illus. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132493
ISBN
9780907132493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.50

Hardback. Wall-paintings dating from the 11th to 15th centuries have survived in only around twenty churches on Crete. This volume contains a thorough investigation of the style and iconography of the paintings in each church. Num Pages: 540 pages, 356 illus, 64 col pls. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAZ; ACK; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828036
ISBN
9781899828036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.25

hardcover. Using the Spinelli family archive, this text paints a picture of the Florentine merchant family's ascent to prominence in the 14th and 15th centuries. Focusing on Tommaso Spinelli, arts patronage, papal finance and silk and wool manufacturing is glimpsed through letters and financial ledgers. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 colour & 130 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; AB; ACK; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271019246
ISBN
9780271019246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.48

Paperback. A summary of saint's lives and religious festivals which decisively influenced medieval poetry, painting and stained glass. A resource for students of art history and religious studies. Contains a selection of over 70 biographies ranging from the first Apostles to Francis of Assisi. The selection and translation is by Christopher Stace. Editor(s): Hamer, Richard Frederick Sanger. Translator(s): Stace, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes. BIC Classification: ACK; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446487
ISBN
9780140446487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Mann examines how the financial patronage of newly empowered local rulers allowed Romanesque architecture and sculptural decoration to significantly redefine the cultural identities of those who lived in the frontier kingdoms of Christian Spain. Num Pages: 296 pages, 78. BIC Classification: 1DS; ACK; AM; HBG; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Number of pages
296
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628939
ISBN
9781442628939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.11

Paperback. Charts the theological defense of icons during the Iconoclastic controversies of the eighth and ninth centuries, whose high point came in AD 787, when the Second Council of Nicaea restored the cult of images in the church. This title demonstrates how the dogmas of the Trinity and the Incarnation eventually provided the basic rationale for images. Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AFWH; AGR; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 255 x 12. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141251
ISBN
9780691141251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.66

Paperback.
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976547280
ISBN
9780976547280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.68

Hardcover. This text is an account of the changing roles of images in German medieval monasticism from the 12th-century to the Reformation. The author explores the interrelationships between the visual arts and female spirituality in the context of the "cura monialium", the pastoral care of nuns. Num Pages: 580 pages, 246 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACK; AGR; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 190 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1611.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299458
ISBN
9780942299458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.02

Hardback. An investigation of the depiction of the story of Theophilus in both its original texts, and images. Num Pages: 283 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844617
ISBN
9781843844617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.81

Paperback. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 206 illustrations, 53 in colour. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCK0003034
ISBN
9780500200193
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This volume bring together John Beckwith's papers on medieval and Byzantine art. They focus on those subjects which the author made his own, Coptic and Byzantine "textiles, Western European and Constantinopolitan ivory carving, and Byzantine metalwork. Num Pages: 382 pages, 337 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAZ; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132486
ISBN
9780907132486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.64

Paperback. Survey of the growth and development of the magnificent shrines which reached their apogee during the middle ages. Num Pages: 368 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270934
ISBN
9781783270934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.67

Paperback. Describes the process of erecting the great cathedrals in the Gothic era. This text explains the building equipment and falsework needed, the actual operations undertaken, and the sequence of these operations as far as they can be deduced from manuscript illuminations and pictorial representations. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 line drawings, 3 halftones, plans, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACK; AMN; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Phoenix ed
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226252032
ISBN
9780226252032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.04

Hardcover. John James is an Australian architect and medieval historian. Since 1969, he has been searching for the origins of the Gothic style, beginning with a five-year study of Chartres cathedral. At that time there were no coherent techniques for analysing the detailed construction history of existing stone structures. This he created. Num Pages: 686 pages, 280 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; AM; HBLC1; HR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 176 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pindar Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904597360
ISBN
9781904597360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.62