Art & Architecture
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Optics, Ethics, and Art in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries: Looking Into Peter of Limoges's Moral Treatise on the Eye [Hardback]
Herbert L. Kessler (Editor)
Regular Price: £90.00
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ISBN: 9780888442093
Published by : Brepols
Series: Studies and Texts
Volume: 209
This volume examines afresh the various ways in which the introduction of ancient and Arabic optical theories transformed thirteenth-century thinking about vision, how scientific learning came to be reconciled with theological speculation, and the... .... Learn More -
Studies in Arthurian Illustration Volume 1 [Hardback]
Alison Stones (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781904597377
Published by : Pindar Press
Volume: 1
Alison Stones has taught History of Art and Architecture in the USA since 1969 and has enjoyed Visiting Fellowships at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Paris. She is a specialist in illuminated manuscripts, co-authoring Les Manuscrits de... .... Learn More -
The Idea of the Gothic Cathedral: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Meanings of the Medieval Edifice in the Modern Period [Hardback]
Stephanie Glaser (Editor)
Regular Price: £85.00
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ISBN: 9782503568133
Published by : Brepols
Series: Ritus Et Artes
Volume: 9
The essays in this book focus on various social, political, cultural, and aesthetic meanings ascribed to Gothic cathedrals in Europe in the post-medieval period. Central to many medieval ritual traditions both sacred and secular, the Gothic cath... .... Learn More -
Architecture as Profession: The Origins of Architectural Practice in the Low Countries in the Fifteenth Century [Paperback]
Merlijn Hurx (Author)
Regular Price: £101.00
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ISBN: 9782503568256
Published by : Brepols
Series: Architectura Moderna
Volume: 13
Fifteenth-century Florence is generally considered the cradle of the modern architect. There, for the first time since Antiquity, the Vitruvian concept which distinguishes between builder and designer was recognised in architectural theory, causin... .... Learn More -
Materia y Accion en las Catedrales Medievales (SS. IX-XIII) [Paperback]
Gerardo Boto Varela (Editor)
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The Visual World of the Hungarian Angevin Legendary [Hardback]
Bela Zsolt Szakacs (Author)
Regular Price: £77.00
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ISBN: 9789637326257
Published by : Central European University Press
The manuscript known as the Hungarian Angevin Legendary, made for Hungarian royal patrons, is an extraordinary relic of medieval book illumination; a luxurious codex worthy of a ruler. It was created in Bologna in the early 14th century by number ... .... Learn More -
Cross and Culture in Anglo-Norman England: Theology, Imagery, Devotion [Hardback]
John Munns (Author)
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ISBN: 9781783271269
Published by : Boydell & Brewer
The twelfth century has long been recognised as a period of unusual vibrancy and importance, witnessing seminal changes in the inter-related spheres of theology, devotional practice, and iconography, especially with regard to the cross and the cru... .... Learn More -
Art in England: The Saxons to the Tudors: 600-1600 [Hardback]
Sara N. James (Author)
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ISBN: 9781785702235
Published by : Oxbow Books
Art in England fills a void in the scholarship of both English and medieval art by offering the first single volume overview of artistic movements in Medieval and Early Renaissance England. Grounded in history and using the chronology of the reign... .... Learn More -
The Bayeux Tapestry: New Interpretations [Paperback]
Martin K. Foys (Editor); Karen Eileen Overbey (Editor); Dan Terkla (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781783271245
Published by : Boydell & Brewer
In the past two decades, scholarly assessment of the Bayeux Tapestry has moved beyond studies of its sources and analogues, dating, origin and purpose, and site of display. This volume demonstrates the value of more recent interpretive approaches ... .... Learn More -
Cathedrals of Britain [Paperback]
David Pepin (Author)
£12.99ISBN: 9781784420499
Published by : Shire Publications
Cathedrals are awe-inspiring buildings. Most are grand medieval structures, while others appear simple and unpretentious - yet all were designed to reflect the glory of God and have a profound impact on us. As trailblazers of architectural develop... .... Learn More
