History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art books

One of the first artists to visit the Mayan ruins at Palenque after Mexican independence, Jean-Frederic Waldeck...  Read More >>

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These essays examine art on the borders of the medieval world, from China to Spain. They engage three related issues:...  Read More >>

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A fresh appraisal of the art of Anglo-Saxon England, focusing on art as an aesthetic vehicle and art as an active...  Read More >>

Rev. thesis (doctoral)--Universit'at, Bonn, 2010.  Read More >>

From the costly velvets and furs worn by kings to the undyed wools and rough linens of the peasantry, the clothing...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary collection, which brings together new research on a range of patristic and medieval texts...  Read More >>

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As a sequel to the analysis of Romanesque church architecture as the Heavenly Jerusalem on earth, this book reviews...  Read More >>

This volume examines mediaeval painting techniques using the Montpellier Liber diversarum arcium ('Book of various...  Read More >>

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Untangles fundamental confusions about historical relationships among Islam, representational images, and philosophy....  Read More >>

With 216 hand-colored copperplate engravings, this three-volume publication gives a comprehensive overview of applied...  Read More >>

The first major illustrated study of this unique medieval art form for almost half a century, surveying the images...  Read More >>

Die Sammlung mittelalterlicher Elfenbeinarbeiten des Hessischen Landesmuseums Darmstadt gehort zu den grossten ihrer...  Read More >>

Medieval and Renaissance viewers demanded art and architecture that provoked emotional and/or performative interactivity....  Read More >>

Goldschmiedewerke nahmen im Mittelalter und in der Fruhneuzeit stets einen herausragenden Platz ein. Als kostbare...  Read More >>

These essays examine art on the borders of the medieval world, from China to Spain. They engage three related issues:...  Read More >>

English description: Heraldry is an important sub-field of the historical sciences. Coats of arms are a significant...  Read More >>

A long awaited in-depth study of medieval dress and costume in the art of France and the Netherlands, with an extensive...  Read More >>

English description: This volume offers the first comprehensive examination of illustrations in German legal manuscripts...  Read More >>

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English summary: The Fonte Gaia fountain, in Siena's central piazza, is one of the most important and representative...  Read More >>

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