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History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400

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History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400

Paperback. An enlightening, accessible guide to understanding and appreciating European art from the Middle Ages Series: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read. Num Pages: 136 pages, 141 color illus. BIC Classification: 1D; ACK; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 268 x 11. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588395979
ISBN
9781588395979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. This refreshing new look at Medieval art conveys a very real sense of the impact of art on everyday life in Europe from 1000 to 1500. It examines the importance of art in the expression and spread of knowledge and ideas, including notions of the heroism and justice of war, and the dominant view of Christianity. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842411
ISBN
9780192842411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.26

hardcover. Understanding late medieval pictorial representations of violence. Translator(s): Selwyn, Pamela. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; ACND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781890951375
ISBN
9781890951375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. The papers in this collection explore the medieval art, architecture, and archaeology of the city of Mainz and of the middle Rhine valley. They were delivered in 2003, at the first annual conference the Association held in Germany. The contributors embrace a wide range of subjects. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8p of col pls. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACK; HDDM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Maney Publishing
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904350835
ISBN
9781904350835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.71

paperback. A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. Translator(s): Bredin, Hugh. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACN; HBG; HBLC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300093049
ISBN
9780300093049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. This title explores the many different, often surprising, artistic images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 color plates 129 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised and Expanded
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009391
ISBN
9780691009391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.30
€ 46.67

Paperback. Translator(s): Hawthorne, John G.; Smith, C. S. Series: Dover Art Instruction. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486237848
ISBN
9780486237848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Hardcover. Did portraits exist in the medieval era? This title challenges the canonical account of the invention of modern portrait practices, offering a case against the tendency of the scholarship to identify late medieval likenesses of historical personages as 'the first modern portraits'. Num Pages: 400 pages, 96 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; ACK; AGHF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226658797
ISBN
9780226658797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.17
€ 60.12

Paperback. Focuses on one of the most remarkable examples of gothic art to have survived, a unique functioning table decoration. Series: Cleveland Masterwork. BIC Classification: ACK; AGC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804946
ISBN
9781907804946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.60

Hardcover. Presents a new way of understanding the great Gothic churches of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries: as rhetorical constructs. The author traces common analogies between rhetoric and architectural space that date back to late antiquity, and then shows how those links were translated into wood, stone, and space under specific local conditions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACK; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 188 x 26. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226191805
ISBN
9780226191805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; ACK; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
362
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531724
ISBN
9780714531724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kaspersen, Soren; Haastrup, Ulla. Num Pages: 330 pages, 168 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; AGR; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
330
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772899039
ISBN
9788772899039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 40.48

Hardcover. Explores the history of Europe and the Mediterranean, bridging the gap between the Mediterranean and the North of Europe, the Byzantine and Roman empires and the barbarian world of the Dark Ages; a period that saw Christianity established as a major world religion as well as the rise of Islam. Num Pages: 340 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
366
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714123202
ISBN
9780714123202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

Hardback. Features miniatures and cuttings from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. This book features the major schools of illumination that flourished in Europe from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. Series: Robert Lehman Collection Catalogues. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 illus., including 33 color plates 217 duotones. BIC Classification: ACK; ACN; AKLB; GBCR; WFU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691059716
ISBN
9780691059716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.38
€ 79.73

Paperback. Monumental brasses became popular during the Middle Ages and were commonly mounted on the walls and floors of cathedrals to commemorate the great and wealthy. Often depicting knights and bishops, these representations are a major source of information concerning arms, armour and dress in the Middle Ages. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACK; AFK; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 4. Weight in Grams: 152. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806776
ISBN
9780747806776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

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

€ 65.18
€ 55.08

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
€ 31.64

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
€ 10.93

Paperback. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Num Pages: 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 996. 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight: 994.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834847
ISBN
9781843834847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.85

Hardback. Scholarly assessment of the Bayeux Tapestry has moved beyond studies of its sources and analogues, dating, origin and purpose, and site of display. This book demonstrates the value of interpretive approaches to this famous and iconic artefact, by examining the textile's materiality, visuality, reception and historiography. Editor(s): Foys, Martin K.; Overbey, Karen Eileen; Terkla, Dan. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 colour, 11 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; ACK; AFWH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834700
ISBN
9781843834700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.10
€ 70.00

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