Art
Art and artists from the earliest rock art to the flowering of the Renaissance and diverse contemporary work.
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Medieval Rome: A History in Art [Hardback]
John Osborne (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781904597414
Published by : Pindar Press
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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 -
The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy [Hardback]
Paul D. Scotton (Author); Catherine de Grazia Vanderpool (Author); Carolynn Roncaglia (Author)
£130.00ISBN: 9780876610237
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Corinth
Volume: 22
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Early-20th-century explorations of the Roman Forum at Ancient Corinth revealed a massive early imperial building now known as the Julian Basilica. The structure stood on a podium over four meters high, and it dominated the east end of the forum in... .... Learn More -
Coins of England and the United Kingdom 2020: Decimal Issues, 6th Edition [Paperback]
Emma Howard (Editor)
£9.99ISBN: 9781912667215
Published by : Spink Books
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From the earliest of times, coins have been used by states or monarchs to communicate with people; Coins of England is therefore not only a reference book for collectors, but a fascinating snapshot of British history, illuminating its economics, t... .... Learn More -
Coins of England and the United Kingdom 2020: Pre-decimal Issues, 55th Edition [Hardback]
Emma Howard (Editor)
£30.00ISBN: 9781912667208
Published by : Spink Books
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From the earliest of times, coins have been used by states or monarchs to communicate with people; Coins of England is therefore not only a reference book for collectors, but a fascinating snapshot of British history, illuminating its economics, t... .... Learn More -
Dead or Alive [Hardback]
Maria Fabricius Hansen (Editor); Rosanna Tindbæk (Editor); Gundhild Ravn Borggreen (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9788771843514
Published by : Aarhus University Press
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The image is an ontological paradox; it is made of dead matter, yet simultaneously appears to be alive. For millennia, artists have created images of the living world – images that are static and yet possess the power to bring to life a frozen mom... .... Learn More -
Forever Seeing New Beauties: The Forgotten Impressionist Mary Rogers Williams, 1857−1907 [Hardback]
Eve M. Kahn (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9780819578747
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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Revolutionary artist Mary Rogers Williams (1857−1907), baker’s daughter from Hartford, Connecticut, biked and hiked from the Arctic Circle to Naples, exhibited from Paris to Indianapolis, trained at the Art Students League, chafed against art worl... .... Learn More -
Jingdezhen to the World: The Lurie Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Late Ming Dynasty [Hardback]
Teresa Canepa (Author)
£90.00ISBN: 9781912168095
Published by : Ad Ilissum
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This lavishly illustrated book celebrates one of the most comprehensive and meticulously assembled private collections of Chinese export porcelain from the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) made at Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province. The Lurie Collection,... .... Learn More -
Studies in the Islamic Decorative Arts [Hardback]
Robert Hillenbrand (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781904597506
Published by : Pindar Press
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Islamic artists channeled their energies not into easel painting and large-scale sculpture, but rather into what Western scholars, obeying a very different hierarchy of art forms, rather disparagingly termed the "decorative arts" or even "the mino... .... Learn More -
Design and Techniques in Early Medieval Celtic Metalwork [Hardback]
Niamh Whitfield (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781904597339
Published by : Pindar Press
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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 understanding of its manufa... .... Learn More -
Chinese Museums: Strategies and Promotion of Contemporary Chinese Art [Paperback]
Ornella De Nigris (Author)
£22.00ISBN: 9788869771439
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Art
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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 proliferatio... .... Learn More
