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
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 55 b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; ACK; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 254 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714118246
- ISBN
- 9780714118246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.27
€ 98.27
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.20
€ 40.99
€ 34.20
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
€ 77.33€ 70.45
€ 77.33
€ 70.45
Hardcover. Challenging the view that ideas about sexual and gender dissidence were too confused to congeal into a coherent form in the Middle Ages, the author demonstrates that sodomy had a rich, multimedia presence in the period - and that a flexible approach to questions of terminology sheds new light on the many forms this presence took. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 colour plates, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169125
- ISBN
- 9780226169125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.10€ 49.03
€ 57.10
€ 49.03
Hardcover. The studies collected in this volume, some of them rather difficult to access, date mostly from the last fifteen years and focus primarily on Persian book painting of the 14th to the early 16th centuries. In this period, Iran dominated the art of book painting in the Islamic world. Num Pages: 556 pages, 258 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904597490
- ISBN
- 9781904597490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.52
€ 244.52
Paperback. Presents one of the great ages of European civilization through a sequence of images accompanied by an informed commentary. This book helps readers to explore and understand different facets of the Middle Ages, an era of breathtaking artistic achievement and of religious faith in a world where life was often coarse and cruel and cut short by war. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 280 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1506.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500283332
- ISBN
- 9780500283332
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.90
€ 40.99
€ 28.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810867390
- ISBN
- 9780810867390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.25
€ 210.25
Paperback. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: ACK; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784422363
- ISBN
- 9781784422363
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. A clear, intelligently-written guide to a crucial period of Spanish history Num Pages: 224 pages, 28, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACK; AM; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126059
- ISBN
- 9781842126059
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Num Pages: 206 pages, 136, 136 colour illustrations, 136 colour. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434. Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764. 205 pages, with 136 col illus. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight: 426. Translator(s): Barber, Richard.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157535
- ISBN
- 9780851157535
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86
Hardback. Offers an illustrated account of the art and architecture of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. This title explores all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts, and from watercolours to photographs, oil paintings, and tapestries. Editor(s): Moss, Rachel. Series: Art and Architecture of Ireland. Num Pages: 600 pages, 600 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3F; 3H; ACK; ACN; AM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 293 x 252 x 43. Weight in Grams: 3180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300179194
- ISBN
- 9780300179194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.69€ 68.02
€ 90.69
€ 68.02
Hardback. This Companion is a standard reference work for scholars and students of the Gothic from its origins to the present day. Providing stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy, it offers coverage of criticism of the Gothic and of the various theoretical approaches it has inspired and spawned. Editor(s): Punter, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; ACK; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631206200
- ISBN
- 9780631206200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.16
€ 217.16
Paperback. The Romanesque churches in the northern half of Spain rival those of France for their distinctiveness and originality and for their remarkable sculpture. Built mainly between about 1000 and 1200, their styles vary greatly. 120 churches in Catalonia, Aragon, Navarre and the Basque Country, Cantabria, Castile, Leon, Asturias and Galicia are covered. Num Pages: 400 pages, 262 black & white and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACK; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357319
- ISBN
- 9781900357319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.15
€ 23.99
€ 16.15
Hardcover. This volume deals with the art of church treasures and cloisters in the early Middle Ages in Europe - the work of goldsmiths, ivory carvers, bronze casters, enamellers and wood carvers. It traces the unbroken development of the Sacred Arts and their interrelationships throughout Europe. Series: The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, 275 b&w illustrations, 75 colour Plates, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; ACK; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 292 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1708.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300060485
- ISBN
- 9780300060485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.96€ 90.75
€ 118.96
€ 90.75
Hardback. Per Jonas Nordhagen's work on the frescoes of S. Maria Antiqua in Rome is of fundamental importance to the study of early medieval art in Italy. This volume brings together for the first time Professor Nordhagen's work on medieval Roman mosaics and fresco painting. Num Pages: 508 pages, 342 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; AM; HDD; HDDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907132479
- ISBN
- 9780907132479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.18
€ 120.18
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838272
- ISBN
- 9781843838272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
Hardback. Focusing on one of the greatest periods of English art and architecture, this book includes arguments about the role of invention, making and the powers of Gothic art. It locates what became known as the Decorated Style within patterns of commissioning, designing and imagining whose origins lay in pre-Gothic art. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 448 pages, 175 colour images + 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2166.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300204001
- ISBN
- 9780300204001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.67
€ 52.99
€ 41.67
Paperback. * An investigation of the way objects are created, used and re-used in the context of Italian Renaissance art. * Discusses a variety of objects, from glassware, through sculpture and prostitutes' jewellery, to miraculous painted images. Editor(s): Olson, Roberta J.M.; Reilly, Patricia L.; Shepherd, Rupert. Series: Renaissance Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACK; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139557
- ISBN
- 9781405139557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.87
€ 30.87
Hardcover. The classic work on the techniques, language and interpretation of icons in the context of theology and faith. Commentary and analysis of the main types of icons. Lavishly illustrated, with 160 pages of text with drawings, 13 b/w and 51 color plates. Translator(s): Palmer, G. E. H.; Kadloubovsky, E. Num Pages: 224 pages, 64ill.(51col.). BIC Classification: ACK; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 308 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913836774
- ISBN
- 9780913836774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.09€ 40.11
€ 51.09
€ 40.11
Hardback. Taking an approach to medieval art, this title reveals the importance of movement in the physical, emotional, and intellectual experience of art and architecture in the Middle Ages. It offers a collection of interdisciplinary essays that explores a range of rituals, performances, works of art, and texts in which movement is crucial to meaning. Editor(s): Zchomelidse, Nino; Freni, Giovanni. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 288 pages, 155 color illus. 17 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: ACK; AG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 279 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151939
- ISBN
- 9780691151939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00€ 53.97
€ 69.00
€ 53.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Lillie, Eva Louise; Peterson, Nils Holger; Petersen, Nils Holger. Num Pages: 249 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; ACK; AGR; HRCC7; HRCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893617
- ISBN
- 9788772893617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.09€ 45.20
€ 57.09
€ 45.20
Paperback. Barasch expertly guides the reader from the interwoven traditions of antiquity, through the aesthetic values of the Middle Ages, to the branching out of art history, art criticism, abstract aesthetics in the late Renaissance. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACK; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415926256
- ISBN
- 9780415926256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29