Art & Architecture

ISBN: 9781903470954
Published by : Paul Holberton Publishing
In the 1470s, one of the most innovative artists working in Bruges illuminated a Book of Hours for Jean Carpentin, lord of Gravile and prominent citizen of Normandy. Known as the Master of the Dresden Prayer Book after one of his other masterpiece... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907625084
Published by : Maney Publishing
Series: British Archaeological Association Transactions
Volume: 34
This volume consists of seventeen papers delivered at the British Archaeological Associations annual conference held in Limerick in 2008, with questions of piety, patronage and the reception of European cultural practices well to the fore. In ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780904152586
Published by : British School at Rome
Series: Archaeological Monographs of the British School at Rome
Volume: 17
The San Vincenzo Project began in 1980 as a collaboration with the Soprintendenza Archaeologica del Molise. Its initial focus was the small frescoed crypt of 'San Lorenzo' (later known as the Crypt Church), which was in urgent need of conservat... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783201019491
Published by : ADEVA
Series: Glanzlichter of Book Art
Volume: 20
The Psautier des Saint Louis manuscript, which is held in the National Library in Paris, holds an outstanding place even amongst an immensely rich array of codices.
Manufactured for one of the most important rulers of the Midd... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781853068195
Published by : Countryside Books
Series: England's Living History
The English castle evokes thoughts of an age of chivalry, when gallant knights fought and romanced amidst towers, battlements and moats. This image is further enhanced by the dramatic ruins we visit today, with their mysterious passages, spira... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783777437019
Published by : Hirmer Verlag GmbH
English description: With fundamental essays by renowned specialists, this catalogue volume honors masterpieces of early German portraiture within their artistic and historical context and invites the reader to rediscover human represent... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842173251
Published by : Oxbow Books
St Peter's, Barton-upon-Humber, is a redundant medieval church in the care of English Heritage. As a result of a major programme of research carried out between 1978 and 2007, it is now the most intensively studied parish church in the UK. Exca... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788859608936
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
English summary: The Fonte Gaia fountain, in Siena's central piazza, is one of the most important and representative monuments of Sienese art. The fountain's public and artistic dimensions place it at the heart of the city's history, provid... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907586026
Published by : Museum of London Archaeology
Series: MOLAS MONOGRAPH
Volume: 44
The abbey of St Mary Graces in East Smithfield, London, was excavated in 1983-8 as part of the Royal Mint site. Founded in 1350 by Edward III and suppressed in 1539, it was the only new Cistercian house in the 14th century and the last founded ... .... Learn More