Art & Architecture

ISBN: 9781842174791
Published by : Oxbow Books
The pivotal position of the Oxford region in the geological and therefore building history of England is of fundamental importance to the study of traditional construction. Oxford occupies a central position on the ancient route b... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781904597414
Published by : Pindar Press
For over twenty years, Professor Osborne has worked on the medieval wall paintings of Rome. His papers cover the period from the Byzantine art of the early Middle Ages to the flowering of monumental painting and mosaic in the twelfth and thirteent... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781904965411
Published by : Spire Books
One of the least known yet most important buildings in Salisbury is the former Bishops’ Palace. First built when the city was established in the 1220s, it was home to successive bishops for over 700 years until becoming the Cathedral School in 194... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781904597339
Published by : Pindar Press
Niamh Whitfield is a leading authority on the metalwork of early Medieval Ireland and Scotland. Celtic metalwork of the seventh to twelfth centuries is extremely accomplished technically, and she has aimed at a thorough understand... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781899828739
Published by : Pindar Press
This is the second volume of Professor Brenk's studies on late-Antique and medieval art; the first volume, on The Christianization of the Late Roman World , is featured earlier. This volume presents a selection of 25 studies which are gr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843838272
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Focusing specifically on England - though with cognisance of broader European contexts - this volume offers an analysis of misericords in relation to other cultural artefacts of the period. Through a series of themed `case studies', the book p... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781904597384
Published by : Pindar Press
Professor Marks has been a curator at the British Museum, Keeper of the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, and Director of the Royal Pavilion and Museums in Brighton. Subsequently he held a Personal Chair in the History of Art Departmen... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781409450238
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
This study sheds light on the reasons women of the Valois courts from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-sixteenth century commissioned devotional manuscripts. Visually interpreting the non-text elements-portraits, coats of arms, and m... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780879072469
Published by : Cistercian Publications
The conversi, or lay brothers formed a distinctive part of the Cistercian order, taking vows as monks, but working as agricultural labourers on the order's estates. This comprehensive study of the lay brothers explores the origins... .... Learn More