Medieval Art

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: 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: 9780955067334
Published by : Christianity and Culture
Images of Salvation is an interactive CD-ROM providing
one hundred and eighty images illustrating biblical themes from Genesis to Revelation, together with background material explaining the doctrinal and art historical context. Each ... .... Learn More

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: 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: 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: 9781842179796
Published by : Oxbow Books
Westminster Abbey is one of the most important and well-known medieval buildings in Europe but, despite being studied by generations of scholars, there is still much to learn about its history and architecture.


The lantern over th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782600012683
Published by : Librairie Droz S.A.
Series: MATéRIAUX POUR L'HISTOIRE
Volume: 8
English summary: Brigitte Roux provides an exhaustive study of the sixty-three French and Italian illuminated manuscripts of Brunetto Latini's Le Livre du Trésor , one of the first vernacular encyclopedias. The author groups the manuscri... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783777421018
Published by : Hirmer Verlag GmbH
The early Christian and medieval mosaics in Italy are among the most artistic creations of their time. Richly endowed with magnificent color plates, this opulent volume draws on 19 outstanding mosaic decorations to present a comprehensive pano... .... Learn More