Religious subjects depicted in art
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Religious subjects depicted in art
Paperback. Explores the relationships among art, theology, exegesis, and literature - issues central to the study of medieval art. This book examines the illustration of theological commentaries, the use of images to expound or disseminate doctrine, the role of images within theological discourse, the development of doctrine in response to images, and more. Editor(s): Hamburger, Jeffrey F.; Bouche, Anne-Marie. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 464 pages, 198 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR; DSBB; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1292.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124766
- ISBN
- 9780691124766
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Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 46.96
€ 59.45
€ 46.96
Paperback. Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images were treated not as "art" but as objects of veneration which possessed the tangible presence of the "Holy", Hans Belting traces in this volume the long history of the sacral image and its changing role in European culture. Translator(s): Jephcott, Edmund. Num Pages: 676 pages, 12 colour plates, 294 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AGR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042152
- ISBN
- 9780226042152
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Condition: New
€ 71.38€ 60.49
€ 71.38
€ 60.49
Presents a comprehensive art-historical study of the personal prayerbook of King Louis IX. This book approaches the St Louis Psalter through a range of perspectives and methodologies and positions it within the contexts of its production and use. Num Pages: 472 pages, 60 colour/50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; AGR; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 290 x 228 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2192.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271028637
- ISBN
- 9780271028637
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Condition: New
€ 123.66€ 107.59
€ 123.66
€ 107.59
Paperback. The Byzantines surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. This book aims to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. It emphasizes on the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon their icons. Num Pages: 240 pages, 163 halftones, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AGR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050072
- ISBN
- 9780691050072
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Condition: New
€ 89.18€ 68.86
€ 89.18
€ 68.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: AGR; HRAX; HRCM; HRCV9; HRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Christian Focus Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 127
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781911075
- ISBN
- 9781781911075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 74 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGR; HBJF1; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653419
- ISBN
- 9780691653419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.56€ 68.68
€ 87.56
€ 68.68
Hardback. Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, he argues that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought in diverse areas such as optics, alchemy, dreaming, vehicle decoration, Sufi metaphysics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674058064
- ISBN
- 9780674058064
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: AGR; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 251 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Publisher
- Mandala Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608875436
- ISBN
- 9781608875436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.86
€ 37.99
€ 35.86
Hardback. Presents an examination of Pablo Picasso's use of religious imagery and the religious import of many of his works with secular subject matter. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 color illustrations, 29 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276291
- ISBN
- 9780520276291
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.94
€ 45.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. A discussion about how each age created Jesus in its own image, discovering in his life and teachings the answers to fundamental questions of human life and destiny. It studies the images of Jesus cherished by successive ages, suggesting that the depictions are key to understanding each era. Num Pages: 284 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AGR; HRCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300079876
- ISBN
- 9780300079876
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Charts the theological defense of icons during the Iconoclastic controversies of the eighth and ninth centuries, whose high point came in AD 787, when the Second Council of Nicaea restored the cult of images in the church. This title demonstrates how the dogmas of the Trinity and the Incarnation eventually provided the basic rationale for images. Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AFWH; AGR; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 255 x 12. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141251
- ISBN
- 9780691141251
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.70
€ 53.51
€ 42.70
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976547280
- ISBN
- 9780976547280
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.17
€ 40.99
€ 34.17
Hardcover. This text is an account of the changing roles of images in German medieval monasticism from the 12th-century to the Reformation. The author explores the interrelationships between the visual arts and female spirituality in the context of the "cura monialium", the pastoral care of nuns. Num Pages: 580 pages, 246 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACK; AGR; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 190 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299458
- ISBN
- 9780942299458
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Hoffmann, Jens. Num Pages: 184 pages, 55 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 219. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219340
- ISBN
- 9780300219340
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.30
€ 19.99
€ 16.30
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Crossway Books United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433535970
- ISBN
- 9781433535970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.59
€ 18.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. Survey of the growth and development of the magnificent shrines which reached their apogee during the middle ages. Num Pages: 368 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270934
- ISBN
- 9781783270934
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.06
€ 34.99
€ 30.06
Paperback. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; ACBP; AGR; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163970
- ISBN
- 9780691163970
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Condition: New
€ 77.29€ 60.10
€ 77.29
€ 60.10
Hardback. An examination of the passion and crucifixion of Christ as depicted in the visual and religious culture of Anglo-Norman England. Num Pages: 360 pages, 61 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 317 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271269
- ISBN
- 9781783271269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Paperback. Offers insight into the last tribal culture in Europe. In this book, the author explores the mysterious beliefs of these ancient people: their gods and monuments, heroic tales and pagan rituals, and the enduring imaginative power of their art and lore. Series: Art & Imagination. Num Pages: 128 pages, 117 illustrations, 42 in colour. BIC Classification: AGR; HRKP2; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500810569
- ISBN
- 9780500810569
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.30
€ 13.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Giving an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment, the two writers created works that changed the course of literature and shaped the faith of millions---now in paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AGR; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718091453
- ISBN
- 9780718091453
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.50
€ 16.99
€ 14.50
Hardback. This probing analysis of three of Giotto's major works and the patrons who commissioned them goes beyond the cliches of Giotto as the founding figure of western painting. It traces the interactions between Franciscan friars and powerful bankers and illuminates the complex interactions between mercantile wealth and the iconography of poverty. Series: The Bernard Berenson Lectures on the Italian Renaissance Delivered at Villa I Tatti. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 color illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: ACND; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050808
- ISBN
- 9780674050808
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.53
€ 52.99
€ 44.53
Hardback. In the Leipzig Mahzor, one of the most lavish Hebrew illuminated manuscripts of all time, Kogman-Appel has discovered a fascinating portal into the life of the fourteenth century Jewish community in Worms. A prayer book used only during holidays, it brings to life the religious culture and customs of medieval Ashkenazi Jews. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 color illustrations, 1 map, 3 tables. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064546
- ISBN
- 9780674064546
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Condition: New
€ 64.18€ 59.01
€ 64.18
€ 59.01
Hardback. Emerging in Spain after 1250, Jewish narrative figurative painting became a central feature in a group of illuminated Passover Haggadot in the early decades of the fourteenth century. This book describes how the Sephardic Haggadot reflect different visualizations of scripture under various conditions and aimed at a variety of audiences. Num Pages: 424 pages, 16 colour, 174 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; AGR; HRJ; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271027401
- ISBN
- 9780271027401
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Condition: New
€ 165.30€ 135.95
€ 165.30
€ 135.95
Hardback. Indonesian painter Abdul Djalil Pirous's pioneering explorations in abstract modernism, Qur'anic calligraphy, and modern Islamic aesthetics have established him as one of the leading figures in postcolonial Asian art. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: AGB; AGR; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405129589
- ISBN
- 9781405129589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.21
€ 101.21