History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art books

A masterpiece of medieval Arab metalwork revealed, shedding light on courtly life in northern Iraq under the Mongol...  Read More >>

This work provides a landmark in early twentieth century publishing summarizing the most up to date findings in...  Read More >>

The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although...  Read More >>

On June 6, 1913, George Groslier, a twenty-six year old French explorer, set out with a small group of native porters...  Read More >>

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Drawn from all the major cultures of the period and covering an extensive geographical and chronological sweep,...  Read More >>

This book explores the multiple resonances and representations of the arma Christi, the ""instruments of the Passion,""...  Read More >>

An inventory of the private possessions of Lorenzo il Magnifico de' Medici, head of the ruling Medici family during...  Read More >>

Essays span Benson's entire career from 1955 to 1994, examining topics in political, intellectual, legal, and ecclesiastical...  Read More >>

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This book examines the interchange of architecture and ritual in the Middle and Late Byzantine churches of Constantinople...  Read More >>

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An excerpt from the beginning of the first chapter: THE history of illumination and book-decoration, as practised...  Read More >>

Richly illustrated in color, this handbook aims to impart the skills that allow the reader to answer the question,...  Read More >>

This book argues that Robert Willis's presentations were fundamental to the format of British Archaeological Association...  Read More >>

In 1940 the art historian J.J.M. Timmers introduced the name 'Master of Elsloo' to describe the anonymous creator...  Read More >>

This book argues that Robert Willis's presentations were fundamental to the format of British Archaeological Association...  Read More >>

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Museum science, museum analysis, museum history, and museum theory - all this expanding terminology underscores...  Read More >>

This book focuses on one of the most attractive features of late medieval manuscript illumination: the portrait...  Read More >>

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