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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

Moche civilisation flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left an artistic record of their beliefs and activities on painted ceramic vessels. Illustrating more than 200 painted vessels from San Jose de Moro, this book provides insights about a community of ancient Peruvian potters. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 210 pages, 240 col illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ACG; ACK; AFPC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931745390
ISBN
9781931745390
Condition: New

€ 30.07

Hardback. Prior to the invention of the printing press, all books had to be written by hand. Illuminated manuscripts are the beautiful manifestation of this craft. Beginning with a thoughtful introduction, Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art goes on to showcase key works in this stunning artistic genre. Series: Masterpieces of Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACK; AKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783612116
ISBN
9781783612116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.75

hardcover. An analysis of the highly significant corpus of metalwork produced in Ireland between the 7th and 10th centuries. Ryan reeamines old finds and incorporates new discoveries and research. Jewellery, hoards, chalices, reliquaries, household and decorative fittings are all examined in detail with accompanying illustrations. Num Pages: 436 pages, 269 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; ACK; AFT. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 241 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828296
ISBN
9781899828296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.10

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

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

€ 57.10
€ 45.20

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

€ 69.01
€ 53.97

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

€ 51.10
€ 40.11

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

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

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

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

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.
Format
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

€ 118.98
€ 90.75

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

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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.90

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