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Religious subjects depicted in art

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

€ 30.99
€ 22.24

Hardback. A study of a manuscript created in 1469 by Taddeo Crevelli, an Italian illuminator of manuscripts. Kurt Barstow discusses each of Crevelli's paintings and relates its iconography to other devotional images of the time. All 24 of Crevelli's images are reproduced along with sample leaves. Series: Monographs on Illuminated Manuscripts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 colour & 89 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AGR; AKLB; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363704
ISBN
9780892363704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.68
€ 86.12

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369478
ISBN
9780892369478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

Paperback. Focusing on the centuries in which the phenomenon of collecting came powerfully into its own, this title analyzes the radical recontextualization of celebrated paintings by Raphael, Caravaggio, and Rubens; brings to light a lost holy tower from fifteenth-century Bavaria; and offers new insights into the meaning of 'sacred' and 'profane'. Editor(s): Ebert-Schifferer, Sybille. Num Pages: 288 pages, 86 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; ACN; ACQ; ACV; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060421
ISBN
9781606060421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

Paperback. In an era of intense religious conflict in Europe, the "Ceremonies et costumes religieuses de tous les peoples du monde" (1723-37), written by Jean Frederic Bernard, set a new agenda for thinking about faith and provided a lasting visual template for representing the world's religions. The authors approach this work from a variety of angles. Editor(s): Jacob, Margaret; Mijnhardt, Wijnan. Num Pages: 388 pages, 8-colour & 128 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892369683
ISBN
9780892369683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.24
€ 51.02

Paperback. Catalogues the heritage of images according to type and subject, from the ancient at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai to those from Greece, Constantinople, and Russia. This book includes chapters such as role of icons in the Orthodox liturgy and on common iconic subjects, including the fathers and saints of the Eastern Church. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGR; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Getty Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368457
ISBN
9780892368457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.24

Paperback. The Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage Site in northwestern China, are located along the ancient caravan routes, collectively known as the Silk Road, that once linked China with the West. This book gives an account of a ground-breaking conservation project to conserve the cave paintings of the Mogao Grottoes in China. Editor(s): Agnew, Neville. Num Pages: 458 pages, 500 colour & 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ABC; ACBP; AGR; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061572
ISBN
9781606061572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.30
€ 46.46

Paperback. Designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism of Islam, this book will deepen understanding not only of Islamic art and architecture but also of Islam itself. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500291719
ISBN
9780500291719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. The most extensive collection of Grey's visionary artwork and life's journey in one volume. Num Pages: 176 pages, 202 color and 93 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 314 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1286. 176 pages, 202 colour and 93 b&w illustrations. Every once in a great while an artist emerges who does more than simply reflect the social trends of the time. These artists are able to transcend established thinking and help us redefine ourselves and our world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGB; AGR. Dimension: 267 x 314 x 16. Weight: 1286.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594770173
ISBN
9781594770173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 28.87

Hardcover. A study of the controversies over religious images that pervaded Italian life both before and parallel to the Reformation north of the Alps. Num Pages: 448 pages, 60 colour plates, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226567723
ISBN
9780226567723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.10
€ 64.86

Paperback. An anthology of vibrant responses to Alma Lopez's controversial print Our Lady, exploring critical issues of censorship, religion, and the female body. Editor(s): Gaspar de Alba, Alicia; Lopez, Alma. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 color and 34 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AGR; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Pap/DVD
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726420
ISBN
9780292726420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

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

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

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

€ 155.32
€ 127.89

Hardcover. The V&A has the world's most important collection of nineteenth-century temple hangings from South India, but only one of the smaller pieces has ever been published. For the first time these amazing objects have been documented and made public. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFWH; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851778676
ISBN
9781851778676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.14

Paperback. Explores Hans Urs von Balthasar's use of poetry and poetic language, and offers a detailed analysis of his philosophical presuppositions. Anne M. Carpenter argues that von Balthasar uses poets and poetic language to make theological arguments because this poetic way of speaking expresses metaphysical truth without reducing one to the other. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AGR; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268023782
ISBN
9780268023782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Averil Cameron refutes an argument by some scholars that Christians did not dialogue after a wall of silence came down in the fifth century AD. Cameron shows that in late antiquity and throughout Byzantium Christians debated and wrote philosophical, literary, and theological dialogues, and she makes a case for their centrality in Greek literature. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AGR; DSBB; HBLA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674428355
ISBN
9780674428355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; AGR; AMN; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780857424020
ISBN
9780857424020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. This book explores the iconography of Islamic art, presenting a diverse range of approaches to the subject. Editor(s): O'Kane, Bernard. Num Pages: 352 pages, 159 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGR; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633678
ISBN
9780748633678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.05
€ 62.96

Paperback. Christian images have a long history within the Western art tradition from the devotional works of the Renaissance period, to the interpretations of the 21st century. This book explores the changing nature of the representation of themes and subjects found in Christian art, covering the Eucharist, the crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, and the saints. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803283
ISBN
9780192803283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Num Pages: 256 pages, 365 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AFTB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 287 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764323683
ISBN
9780764323683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.55
€ 39.54

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