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The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture, Revised and Updated Edition
Peter Barnet
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Description for The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture, Revised and Updated Edition
Paperback. Home to an extraordinary collection of treasured masterworks, including the famed Unicorn Tapestries, The Cloisters is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. This guide, published to celebrate The Cloisters' seventy-fifth anniversary, richly illustrates and describes the most important highlights of its collection. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 204 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AGC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 710.
Home to an extraordinary collection of treasured masterworks, including the famed Unicorn Tapestries, The Cloisters is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. This splendid new guide, published to celebrate The Cloisters' seventy-fifth anniversary, richly illustrates and describes the most important highlights of its collection, from paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and exquisitely carved ivories to its monumental architecture evocative of the grand religious spaces and domestic interiors of the Middle Ages. The Cloisters remains a testament to design innovation-a New York City landmark with sweeping views of the Hudson River-featuring original elements of Romanesque and Gothic architecture dating from ... Read more
Home to an extraordinary collection of treasured masterworks, including the famed Unicorn Tapestries, The Cloisters is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. This splendid new guide, published to celebrate The Cloisters' seventy-fifth anniversary, richly illustrates and describes the most important highlights of its collection, from paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and exquisitely carved ivories to its monumental architecture evocative of the grand religious spaces and domestic interiors of the Middle Ages. The Cloisters remains a testament to design innovation-a New York City landmark with sweeping views of the Hudson River-featuring original elements of Romanesque and Gothic architecture dating from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Condition
New
Weight
709g
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300187205
SKU
V9780300187205
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About Peter Barnet
Peter Barnet is the Michel David-Weill curator in charge of the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters. Nancy Wu is museum educator at The Cloisters.
Reviews for The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture, Revised and Updated Edition
Highly recommended for collections focusing on medieval studies, architecture, and decorative arts. -Library Journal Highly recommended for collections focusing on medieval studies, architecture, and decorative arts.
Library Journal
Library Journal