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Religious subjects depicted in art

Hardback. An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art's connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, 137 b/w photos, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; ACBK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726260
ISBN
9780292726260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Draws on reader-response literary theory and anthropological approaches to the study of objects in society in order to trace the biographies of Indian religious images. This book shows that Hindu priests and worshipers are not the only ones to enliven images. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AGR; HRG; HRLB; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005201
ISBN
9780691005201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Paperback. This book is a practical study of the forest industrial complex composed in analogical narratives of prosaic discourse and poetic themes presented in a gallery tour through the corporate moral forest. Its focus is on the changing of management by objectives policies to management by ethics philosophies and managing moralities. Num Pages: 188 pages, 63 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABQ; AGC; AGR; HPQ; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 295 x 12. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761866824
ISBN
9780761866824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC; AGR; HRA; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Shambhala
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590301005
ISBN
9781590301005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.14

Paperback. This monograph engages in a close reading of the traditio legis, highlighting its novelty and complexity to early Christian viewers. The image is analyzed as a conflation of two distinct forms of representation, each constructed of unusual and potentially multivalent elements. Num Pages: 146 pages, Extensively illustrated with 56 plates, 3 in colour. BIC Classification: ACG; AGR; HD; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 297 x 12. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Archaeopress United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784910815
ISBN
9781784910815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AGR; DSB; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030995
ISBN
9780268030995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to survive the Middle Ages. This book presents an introduction to this fascinating subject. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 b/w; 20 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AGR; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812937
ISBN
9780747812937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Argues that preoccupation with vision as a key to religious knowledge profoundly affected a broad range of late medieval works. This title explores key religious buildings throughout Europe to reveal how their grand designs supported this profusion of images that made visible the signs of scripture. Translator(s): Whittall, Mary. Num Pages: 392 pages, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706078
ISBN
9780226706078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. A guide to identifying Christian saints as they are portrayed in art. From Agatha to Zeno, it presents the characteristic features of over 100 saints, with notes on their lives and martyrdom and visual references to help readers recognize them. The resource features a collection of masterpieces. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGH; AGR; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
Getty Publications
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367177
ISBN
9780892367177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. Presents a history of Christian Church as portrayed throughout Western art. This book examines artistic representations of liturgical objects - including altars, crosses, and censers. It offers an analysis of the lives and portraits of notable leaders, from Peter and Paul to Thomas More and Pope Paul VI. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369362
ISBN
9780892369362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. Analyzing artists' representations of angels and demons and heaven and hell from the Judeo-Christian tradition, this volume describes how they evolved over time. Divided into chapters, it looks at these images, and how they came to be portrayed with the physical attributes - wings, halos, horns, and cloven hooves. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368303
ISBN
9780892368303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. Translator(s): Creeger, C.E. Series: Vista S. Num Pages: 256 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: AB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Anthroposophic Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880103961
ISBN
9780880103961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Safran, Linda. Num Pages: 336 pages, 237 b&w and 21 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 279 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271016702
ISBN
9780271016702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.34
€ 55.67

Hardback. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 tables, 155 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; AFC; AGR; HBT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745338
ISBN
9780804745338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardcover. Museum visitors today usually see pre-16th-century Italian painted altarpieces exhibited alone, as single paintings. This catalogue shows that these works were once part of decorative, integrated schemes, and the original experience for viewers of the paintings was significantly different from our own. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 275 x 18. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857095258
ISBN
9781857095258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; AC; AGR; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 220. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295822
ISBN
9781935295822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. A glorious celebration of Christ's cross in all its forms across the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, over 200 original photographs. BIC Classification: AGR; AJC; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1402.
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531292
ISBN
9781908531292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Ukranian Cossacks used icon painting to investigate their relationship with both God and the Russian tsar. This study provides answers to many questions pertaining to the political and religious culture of Ukranian Cossackdom, as reflected in the Cossack-era paintings, icons and woodcuts. Series: Harvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 132 pages, 4 colour illustrations, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; AGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458959
ISBN
9780916458959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.68

Num Pages: 176 pages, 295 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321191
ISBN
9780764321191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour & b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573094030
ISBN
9781573094030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.66

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