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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

€ 29.99
€ 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

€ 111.20
€ 85.64

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

€ 29.99
€ 22.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Klingshim, William E.; Safran, Linda. Series: CUA Studies in Early Christianity. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AGR; CBW; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215310
ISBN
9780813215310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.67

Hardback. In this collection of provocative essays, leading thinkers, preachers, and scholars from around the country challenge both the Black church and the hip-hop generation to realize their shared responsibilities to one another and to the greater society. Editor(s): Price, Emmett G., III. Series: African American Cultural Theory and Heritage. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGR; AVGR; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882362
ISBN
9780810882362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.75

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
€ 25.86

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

€ 64.38
€ 50.91

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

€ 58.53
€ 46.91

hardcover. Traces the dual strains of 'iconophilia' and iconoclasm, the privileging and prohibition of religious images, over a span of two-and-a-half millennia in the West. This book addresses arguments regarding the moral authority of the image in European Christianity from the medieval through the early modern periods. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; HRAM7; HRC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034226
ISBN
9780226044132
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

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

€ 41.99
€ 41.48

Hardcover. This eagerly awaited follow-up to "Sacred Mirrors", one of the most successful art books of the 1990s, includes all of Grey's major works completed in the past decade, including the masterful seven-paneled altarpiece Nature of Mind. 75 color images. Num Pages: 176 pages, 75 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 352 x 276 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1678.
Publisher
Inner Traditions
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892818518
ISBN
9780892818518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.82

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

€ 76.09
€ 65.24

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
€ 33.80

Paperback. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy was engaged in the world not only as a scholarly expositor of traditional culture and philosophy, but also as a radical critic of contemporary life. Editor(s): Coomaraswamy, Rama Poonambulam. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGR; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
World Wisdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941532464
ISBN
9780941532464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.61

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

€ 153.28
€ 126.54

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
€ 30.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
690
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414309330
ISBN
9781414309330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 150 pages, 40 color plates, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; AFCL; AGB; AGHF; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894430
ISBN
9780226894430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.75

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kagal, Ayesha. Num Pages: 208 pages, 174 illus. BIC Classification: AFC; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Grantha Corporation United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890206789
ISBN
9781890206789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.71
€ 58.56

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

€ 21.99
€ 20.69

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
€ 15.56

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

€ 65.55
€ 65.50

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

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Yaniv, Bracha; Offenberg, Sara; Rajner, Mirjam; Rodov, Ilia. Series: Ars Judaica: The Bar-ilan Journal of Jewish Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations many in colour. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 220. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906764654
ISBN
9781906764654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.77

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