Art

ISBN: 9781912476954
Published by : Origin
East Lothian, a unitary authority area including the old county of Haddingtonshire, is one of Scotland's most historic places - John Knox was born in Haddington in the early years of the sixteenth century; important links were forged with the Low ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861592371
Published by : British Museum
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 237
The art of Edvard Munch is striking for the originality and universality of its themes, which cross moments in place and time. Yet he was very much an artist of the nineteenth century, and the focus of this publication is to show how especially in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780995756632
Published by : Cornucopia Books/Caique Publishing
Series: The Buccleuch Houses
Volume: 1
With its picturesque domes, walls of pale pink sandstone and splendid Dumfriesshire setting, Drumlanrig is one of Scotland’s most romantic castles, its story entwined with that of the country itself. Today’s castle was superimposed on ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781783276844
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture
Volume: 23
The Ashburnham Pentateuch is an early medieval manuscript of uncertain provenance , which has puzzled and intrigued scholars since the nineteenth century. Its first image, which depicts the Genesis creation narrative, is itself a site of mystery; ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781783276639
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History
Volume: 43
While famous artists such as Holbein, Rubens, or Van Dyck are all known for their creative periods in England or their employment at the English court, they still had to make ends meet, as did the less well-known practitioners of their craft. This... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788869771439
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Art
Over the last 30 years, the Chinese system of art museums has enjoyed an unprecedented pace of development. Following a general and ongoing renovation of China’s entire system of national art institutions, there has been an impressive prolif... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788869772634
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Out of series
The last few years have seen a growing interest in the conservation and enhancement of the working and living spaces of the faber: artists, designers and architects. They include both museums and private places that are waiting for fulfilling thei... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861592272
Published by : British Museum
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 227
At center stage in this volume is the Royal Clock Salt, an exceptional national treasure from the courtly culture of the Renaissance. Most probably made in Paris around 1530 by Pierre Mangot, the royal goldsmith to Francis I, the Clock Salt is som... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789492940162
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Series: The Private Collection Series
Volume: 1
This private collection of African dolls, sometimes spontaneously decorated with beadwork, are witnesses of people's hopes and beliefs. The book is richly illustrated with overviews and detailed photographs of the objects and, apart from a descrip... .... Learn More