History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600
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History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600
Hardcover. Diego Velasquez (1599-1660) spent his formative years in Seville, learning his craft and producing his early masterpieces. This work explores the importance of Seville for Velasquez, examining Sevillian culture, Catholic theology, and picaresque literature. Editor(s): Clarke, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 b/w + 50 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACN; AFC; AGB; GBCR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 342 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Hardback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300069495
- ISBN
- 9780300069495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.43€ 44.71
€ 57.43
€ 44.71
Paperback. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on medieval textiles and illustrated with many lovely colour reproductions, The Unicorn Tapestries traces the origins of the tapestries as well as possible interpretations of their symbolic meaning. This is an essential book for any lover of medieval art and textiles. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 14 b&w illustrations, 77 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACND; AGC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 304 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 736.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300106305
- ISBN
- 9780300106305
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.93
€ 24.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. Analyzing the painting, Saint James Freeing Hermogenes, this book reexamines and confirms Fra Angelico's status as a pioneer of the representational style championed in Florence in the early fifteenth century by Brunelleschi, Masaccio, and Donatello, and shows why he was one of the great artistic minds of his age. Series: Kimbell Masterpiece Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 3 black & white illustrations + 55 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300121360
- ISBN
- 9780300121360
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. Explores key themes in the making of Renaissance painting, sculpture, architecture and prints: the use of specific techniques and materials, theory and practice, change and continuity in artistic procedures, and conventions and values. This book also reconsiders the importance of mathematical perspective. Editor(s): Woods, Kim W. Series: Open University: Renaissance Art Reconsidered. Num Pages: 352 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1210.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300121896
- ISBN
- 9780300121896
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. Luxurious, beautiful, and portable, tapestry was the pre-eminent art form of the Tudor court. Henry VIII amassed an unrivaled collection over the course of his reign. This work weaves the history of this collection into the life of its owner with a narrative style. It also includes photographs that recreates Europe's greatest tapestry collection. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 440 pages, 114 b&w illustrations and 206 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; ACND; AFWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 286 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2296.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122343
- ISBN
- 9780300122343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.43€ 48.35
€ 57.43
€ 48.35
Hardback. The print repertoire of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England has been neglected historically. This book provides an iconographic survey of the single-sheet prints produced in Britain during the early modern era and reveals significant discoveries from this visual storehouse. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 270 black-&-white illustrations & 20 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 256 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300136975
- ISBN
- 9780300136975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.69€ 44.09
€ 51.69
€ 44.09
Hardback. Few, if any, early modern European cities boasted a population as racially, ethnically and religiously diverse as Renaissance Venice, from German merchants living in the Fondaco dei Tedeschi to the Jewish inhabitants of the Ghetto. This book focuses on the wealthy elite of that immigrant population. Num Pages: 256 pages, 140 black-&-white illustrations & 60 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DST; ABQ; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 232 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300148817
- ISBN
- 9780300148817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.17€ 48.87
€ 63.17
€ 48.87
Hardback. In the early fifteenth century, when Romans discovered ancient marble sculptures and inscriptions in the ruins, they often melted them into mortar. This book examines the 'long' fifteenth century, a critical period in the history of antiquities collecting that has received scant attention. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 colour images & 220 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 200 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1704.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300154214
- ISBN
- 9780300154214
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Condition: New
€ 66.05€ 50.95
€ 66.05
€ 50.95
Hardback. Provides an overview of French art circa 1500, a dynamic, transitional period when the country, resurgent after the dislocations of the Hundred Years' War, invaded Italy and all media flourished. Editor(s): Wolff, Martha. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 208 pages, 190 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; ACND; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170252
- ISBN
- 9780300170252
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.40
€ 50.99
€ 36.40
Hardback. A catalogue that presents 135 paintings - works by artists from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It includes portraits from the famed War Gallery created by English painter George Dawe, who was awarded a prestigious commission to produce more than 300 images of Russian generals for the Gallery of 1812 in the historic Winter Palace. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 650 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; ACN; ACQ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 259 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Exp Rev
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170467
- ISBN
- 9780300170467
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Condition: New
€ 91.89€ 73.70
€ 91.89
€ 73.70
Hardback. In Renaissance Florence, certain paintings and sculptures of the Virgin Mary and Christ were believed to have extraordinary efficacy in activating potent sacred intercession. The author questions what distinguished these paintings and sculptures from other similar sacred images. Num Pages: 400 pages, 80 colour images + 170 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFKB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300176605
- ISBN
- 9780300176605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.66€ 61.13
€ 74.66
€ 61.13
Hardback. In late 15th-century Italy, there was a growing demand for goods of all types, including art. This book shows how the increased desire for art objects exerted significant pressure on highly sought-after painters. It analyzes the lives and works of four artists: Alessandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Filippino Lippi and Pietro Perugino. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ABQ; ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197976
- ISBN
- 9780300197976
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Condition: New
€ 63.17€ 48.87
€ 63.17
€ 48.87
Hardback. In late 1504 and early 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti were both at work on commissions they had received to paint murals in Florence's City Hall. This book looks again at the one moment when Leonardo and Michelangelo worked side by side. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 colour images + 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208207
- ISBN
- 9780300208207
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.18
€ 42.99
€ 30.18
Hardback. Florence Cathedral, familiarly called Il Duomo, is an architectural masterpiece and home to celebrated works of art. Perhaps the most beloved example is Luca della Robbia's sculptural programme for the organ loft. In this title, Luca's sculptures are examined alongside illuminated manuscripts commissioned for musical performances. Series: High Museum of Art Series. Num Pages: 104 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AMN; AVGC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 756.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209181
- ISBN
- 9780300209181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.33
€ 48.99
€ 34.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 75 color illus. BIC Classification: ACND; ACQ; AGB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 290 x 15. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300215243
- ISBN
- 9780300215243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.35
€ 35.99
€ 26.35
Hardback. Feminist historians of science and philosophy have shown that during the Italian Renaissance, the profound shift in the concept of nature - from an organic worldview to the scientific - was assisted by the gender metaphor that defined nature as female. This book proposes that the larger shift was both anticipated and mediated by the visual arts. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 color photographs and 241 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 225 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2302.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261525
- ISBN
- 9780520261525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.55€ 66.05
€ 81.55
€ 66.05
Hardback. The two richly illustrated volumes of Renaissance Studies in Honor of Joseph Connors demonstrate Villa I Tatti's role as the world's leading center for Italian Renaissance studies. Gathered to honor I Tatti's director from 2002 to 2010, the 177 essays represent the cutting edge of Renaissance scholarship in art history, literature, music, and more. Editor(s): Israels, Machtelt; Waldman, Louis A. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 1488 pages, 128 color illustrations, 442 halftones, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 216 x 103. Weight in Grams: 2574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- (Villa I Tatti)
- Number of pages
- 1488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073272
- ISBN
- 9780674073272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.21€ 102.36
€ 110.21
€ 102.36
Paperback. A biography of Vermeer, one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century. It presents a social history of the colorful extended family to which he belonged and of the town life of the period. It focuses on the relationship of Vermeer to his principal patron. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 778.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002897
- ISBN
- 9780691002897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.22€ 54.68
€ 71.22
€ 54.68
Paperback. Using a historical analysis of Vermeer's method of production and a close reading of his art, this book explores the originality of Vermeer in the context of 17th-century Dutch painting. It suggests that his confrontation with painting represented a very personal effort to define a new pictorial practice within the classical tradition of his art. Translator(s): Grabar, Terry. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 color plates 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACN; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029306
- ISBN
- 9780691029306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.73€ 46.37
€ 59.73
€ 46.37
Paperback. The concept of opposing forces of good and evil expressed in a range of moral qualities - virtues and vices - is one of the dominant themes in the history of Christian art. This catalogue documents the occurrence of the Virtues and Vices in well over 1,000 works of art produced between the fifth and the fifteenth centuries. Editor(s): Hourihane, Colum. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 468 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ACK; ACN; AGR; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050379
- ISBN
- 9780691050379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25