Art & Architecture

ISBN: 9783700160458
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Schrift- und Buchwesen des Mittelalters, Reihe II
Volume: V,1
The University Library of Graz holds the second largest public collection of medieval manuscripts in Austria. Most of these books derive from the library of the Jesuits in Graz and the libraries of secularized monasteries of the region. The pre... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020726
Published by : English Heritage
High on their windswept headland, the imposing ruins of Whitby Abbey dominate the busy harbour town below. Originally founded in the seventh century and ruled by the renowned Abbess Hild, the first monastery here was the setting for one of the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714128207
Published by : British Museum Press
Made in gold and enamel and decorated with precious stones, the Holy Thorn Reliquary depicts the salvation of mankind through the sacrifice of Christ. It was commissioned around 1400-10 by Jean, duc de Berry, a member of the French royal family... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407306292
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This report concentrates on the hitherto unpublished 1936-39 and 1964 excavations at Pevensey (southern England) with re-assessments of some of the findings from earlier work there. Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Excavations; The Landscap... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780712358040
Published by : British Library
The Macclesfield Alphabet Book is an exquisitely beautiful 15th-century English 'pattern' book, probably used by artists for the transmission of ideas to assistants, or as a sample book to show potential customers. Only a handful of such books ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407306445
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Military monuments in Lincolnshire (eastern England) have hitherto received little attention, with only four being the subject of published studies. No attempt has previously been made to produce a corpus of surviving examples. There are 62 mil... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9786053960638
Published by : Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayinlari
The present work aims to study some selected examples of medieval architecture in India from the eleventh to seventeenth centuries. Although numerous valuable works already exist on this theme, as a comparative study highlighting external influenc... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861591824
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 182
Focusing on the differences and similarities between the renowned 'Alpais' Limoges ciborium, dated to c. 1200, in the Musée du Louvre, and examples in the British Museum, the National Museums of Scotland, together with two electrotype copies of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515097314
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Beiträge zur Hagiographie
Volume: 9
English summary: Foundational documents could provide monastic communities with answers to the question Who are we? even long after their founding. They are therefore to be understood as a historical reference source on two levels. On the o... .... Learn More