Medieval Art

ISBN: 9782503528830
Published by : Brepols
Series: Utrecht Studies in Medieval Literacy
Volume: 17
This interdisciplinary collection explores the concept of vernacularity in late medieval England and Wales using a variety of sources and approaches.
Studies of the vernacular in the period 1300-1550 have tended to focus exclusively upon lan... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907625084
Published by : Maney Publishing
Series: British Archaeological Association Transactions
Volume: 34
The essays in this volume are devoted to the art and architecture of Munster, one of the four ancient provinces of Ireland. A major theme underpinning many of the essays is the degree to which Irish craftsmen and builders engaged with the rest... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781905375288
Published by : Brepols
Series: PAINTING AND PRACTICE
Volume: 2
The Westminster Retable , now in the Museum of Westminster Abbey, is widely acknowledged to be one of the central masterpieces of late 13th-century European art. Its importance has been enhanced after its conservation by the Hamilton Kerr Institu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781905375295
Published by : Brepols
Series: Tributes
Volume: 5
J.J.G. Alexander, An English Twelfth-Century Manuscript of Hugh of St. Victor and Examples of Italian Fitfteenth-Century Illumination in the Lilly Library, Bloomington, Indiana - J. Barclay-Lloyd, Creating a Medieval Interior in Melbourne: the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503530635
Published by : Brepols
Series: STUDIES IN THE VISUAL CULTURES OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Volume: 3
This book introduces readers to the texts and imagery of the Dance of Death, a subject that first emerged in western European art and literature in the late medieval era. Depicting a long procession of representatives of different classes and ages... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780712350945
Published by : British Library
People encounter architecture almost every day. Whether at home or outdoors, we take its presence for granted, forgetting how literally buildings structure our lives. This close connection between architecture and daily life was also true in th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780712350662
Published by : British Library
The gifted illuminator, Kathleen Whitley, skilfully guides her readers through a wealth of historical information and a potted history of art too, leading them to an understanding of the techniques of illumination employed by artists decorating... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780754667629
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
David Areford offers a synthetic historical narrative of early prints that stresses their unusual material nature, as well as their accessibility to a variety of viewers, both lay and monastic. This volume represents a shift in the study of the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780300110883
Published by : Yale University Press
This fascinating study looks at how Chartres defined its history and identity by placing the important relic of the Virgin's gown at the heart of the Cathedral's art, architecture and liturgy. Margot Fassler looks at the particular importance o... .... Learn More