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History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE

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History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE

Paperback. In the later Middle Ages, clothing was used to mark religious, military, and chivalric orders. This book explores the representation of this material culture in the literary texts, and other documents that imagine various functions for elite clothing in twelfth- and thirteenth-century France. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219302
ISBN
9780812219302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064627
ISBN
9781606064627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.96
€ 68.43

Paperback. In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, this title invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins. Num Pages: 483 pages, 63 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
411
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001609
ISBN
9780691001609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.03
€ 64.07

Hardback. An erudite consideration of a gorgeous trove of ancient vases and the evolution of conservation practice Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 color and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFP; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 289 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1416.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064764
ISBN
9781606064764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.30
€ 46.57

Hardcover. Reflects the continuing public fascination with Ancient Egyptian coffins, mummies and burials. Editor(s): Strudwick, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AGC; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804717
ISBN
9781907804717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 40.17

Paperback. A sourcebook of hundreds of designs drawn from the work of artists and craftsmen throughout time, from the Pacific cultures of Oceania to the rich and varied heritage of Ancient Greece. It includes an informative introduction and a selection of illustrated patterns. Series: British Museum Pattern Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 512 illustrations, 12 in colour. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 277 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1204. Series: British Museum Pattern Books. 240 pages, 512 illustrations, 12 in colour. A sourcebook of hundreds of designs drawn from the work of artists and craftsmen throughout time, from the Pacific cultures of Oceania to the rich and varied heritage of Ancient Greece. It includes an informative introduction and a selection of illustrated patterns. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACG. Dimension: 246 x 277 x 21. Weight: 1206.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714150888
ISBN
9780714150888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 531 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; AGC; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 253 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3342.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857230153
ISBN
9788857230153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.24
€ 63.67

Hardback. Empire of Pleasures presents an evocative and picturesque analysis of the Romans' extraordinary desire for food and wine and how this quest for the luxurious is woven into the literature, art, language and culture. Num Pages: 346 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; 3D; ACG; CFF; DSBB; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415186247
ISBN
9780415186247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.12
€ 141.36

Paperback. Ancient bronze statuary provides a sense of immediacy, a window directly back to the classical world. The wistful expression of a young Roman woman, the fixed jaw of a politician, and the tensed muscles of a Greek athlete appear startlingly lifelike, transfixing the viewer with their realism. This book provides an overview of classical bronzes. Num Pages: 272 pages, 99 colour & 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606063262
ISBN
9781606063262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.78

Hardcover. This stunning new volume presents full-colour plates, details, groupings and comparative images of approximately 147 Pre- Columbian works from the collection of ancient Mesoamerican, Central American, and Andean South American art (spanning 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1530) assembled by John G. Bourne in the 1950's and 1960's. Num Pages: 264 pages, 380 Colour, 43 b&w. BIC Classification: 1K; ACG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1730.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804052
ISBN
9781907804052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 36.00

Hardcover. During his reign and following his death, the physiognomy of Alexander the Great was one of the most famous in history, adorning numerous works of art. This study demonstrates how the various portraits transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of cliches that symbolized the ruler. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 545 pages, 8 color illustrations, 191 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520068513
ISBN
9780520068513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.38
€ 79.38

Hardcover. Over the past 200 years, thousands of ancient Greek vases have been unearthed. Yet debate continues about what the images depicted on these vases actually meant to ancient Greek viewers. This work demonstrates how the study of visual images will enrich understanding of the ancient world. Num Pages: 408 pages, 149 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFPC; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226244365
ISBN
9780226244365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.63
€ 83.18

Hardback. Features nearly all of the ancient glass objects in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. In this title, an introductory essay by an award-winning scholar summarizes the history of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine glass, with a special emphasis on people and on the processes they used to create and decorate these artefacts. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 408 pages, 556 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; ACG; ACK; AFP; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 264 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300179811
ISBN
9780300179811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.30
€ 50.28

Paperback. For eight centuries the presence and the influence of Franciss life and deeds have made themselves felt in the history of Christianity and in that of the rest of humanit too. This book offers a selection of illuminated manuscripts in which the saint of Assisi is represented, and more. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: ACG; AGC; AGR; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857226668
ISBN
9788857226668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Hardback. This volume brings together the work of leading scholars on two of the most important, yet puzzling, extant ensembles of Hellenistic Age sculpture: the Great Altar at Pergamon and the Cave at Sperlonga in Italy. Editor(s): De Grummond, Nancy Thomson; Ridgway, Brunilde Sismondo. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 339 pages, 125 illustrations, 2 maps, 1 plan, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; AFKB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223271
ISBN
9780520223271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.03
€ 64.07

Paperback. We now know conclusively that Greeks in fact lavished their sculptures with realistic colour paint, and also worked with a wealth of other materials on a major scale, including wood and precious metals. This edition showcases the artistic endeavours of the ancient Greeks. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Fifth
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204337
ISBN
9780500204337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardcover. 144 pages, 130 colour illustrations. The ancient Greeks perceived the human body as an object of sensory delight and its depiction as the expression of an intelligent mind. This photographic book explores ancient Greek sculptures of the body from the various angles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AGH. Dimension: 266 x 265 x 22. Weight: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122687
ISBN
9780714122687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.23

Hardback. A discussion of 59 Greek funerary monuments at the J. Paul Getty Museum. The title considers their relationships to the art and society of the period. It should be suitable for scholars and students of antiquities, and museum and art libraries. Num Pages: 160 pages, 125 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1247.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366125
ISBN
9780892366125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.10
€ 59.72

Paperback. Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity. Num Pages: 350 pages, 176 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 784. 350 pages, 176 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 17. Weight: 782.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521756983
ISBN
9780521756983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.73

Paperback. Series: Publications of the Art Museum, Princeton University. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 color illus. 96 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QDAG; ACG; AFK; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Art Museum United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780943012179
ISBN
9780943012179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368839
ISBN
9780892368839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.30
€ 46.81

Paperback. A vivid portrayal of life in Pompeii's sister city, this book includes a detailed description of the ancient Villa dei Papiri, on which the present Getty Museum in Malibu is modeled. Num Pages: 222 pages, 118 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892361649
ISBN
9780892361649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.35

Paperback. The 19 papers in this volume stem from a symposium that brought together academics, archaeologists, museum curators, conservators and a practising marble sculptor to discuss varying approaches to restoration of ancient stone sculptures. Editor(s): Grossman, Janet Burnett; Podany, Jerry; True, Marion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 colour and 150 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ABC; ACG; AFKB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892367238
ISBN
9780892367238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.24
€ 51.02

Paperback. Investigates the idea of beauty over time and space. This book offers a chronological account whose conceptual and historical paradigms have been reiterated and contested into the twentieth century. It not only sketches the circumstances that shaped Winckelmann's project but also assesses this scholar's influence on European intellectual life. Translator(s): Mallgrave, Harry Francis. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 456 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACC; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 253 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366682
ISBN
9780892366682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.17
€ 55.14

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