Art & Architecture
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Medieval Image-Concepts and the Meaning of Visual Programs [Hardback]
Beat Brenk (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781899828739
Published by : Pindar Press
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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.<CR><CR> This volume presents a selection... .... Learn More
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
Medieval Manuscripts from the Mainz Charterhouse in the Bodleian Library: A Descriptive Catalogue [Hardback]
Daniela Mairhofer (Author)
£395.00ISBN: 9781851244546
Published by : Bodleian Library
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The Bodleian Library is one of the few libraries outside Germany with a substantial number of medieval manuscripts from the German-speaking lands. These manuscripts, most of which were acquired by Archbishop Laud in the 1630s, during the Thirty Ye... .... Learn More
Making Medieval Manuscripts [Paperback]
Christopher de Hamel (Author)
£14.99ISBN: 9781851244683
Published by : Bodleian Library
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Many beautiful illuminated manuscripts survive from the Middle Ages and can be seen in libraries and museums throughout Europe. But who were the skilled craftsmen who made these exquisite books? What precisely is parchment? How were medieval manu... .... 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 understand... .... Learn More
Illuminated Manuscripts [Paperback]
Richard Hayman (Author)
£7.99ISBN: 9781784422363
Published by : Bloomsbury
Series: Shire Library
Volume: 841
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Illuminated manuscripts are among the most beautiful, precious and mysterious works of Western art. Before the printing press was invented, books were produced by hand and their illustration using brightly coloured pigments and gold embellishments... .... Learn More
The Temple Church in London: History, Architecture, Art [Paperback]
David Park (Editor); Robin Griffith-Jones (Editor)
£19.99ISBN: 9781783272631
Published by : Boydell & Brewer
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Founded as the main church of the Knights Templar in England, at their New Temple in London, the Temple Church is historically and architecturally one of the most important medieval buildings in England. Its round nave, modelled on the Holy Sepulc... .... Learn More
Who Built Scotland: A History of the Nation in Twenty-Five Buildings [Hardback]
Kathleen Jamie (Author); Alistair Moffat (Author); Alexander McCall Smith (Author); James Robertson (Author); James Crawford (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9781849172240
Published by : Historic Scotland
Experience a new history of Scotland told through its places. Writers Kathleen Jamie, Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, James Robertson and James Crawford pick twenty-five buildings to tell the story of the nation.Travelling across the coun... .... Learn More
Building Regulations and Urban Form, 1200-1900 [Hardback]
Terry R. Slater (Editor); Sandra M. G. Pinto (Editor)
£105.00ISBN: 9781472485373
Published by : Routledge
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Towns are complicated places. It is therefore not surprising that from the beginnings of urban development, towns and town life have been regulated. Whether the basis of regulation was imposed or agreed, ultimately it was necessary to have a law-b... .... Learn More
The History of England's Cathedrals [Paperback]
Nicholas Orme (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9781907605925
Published by : Impress Books
England's sixty or so Anglican and Roman Catholic cathedrals are among its most iconic buildings and attract thousands of worshippers and visitors every year. Yet though much has been written about their architecture, there is no complete guide to... .... Learn More
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