art history
The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts
Medieval manuscripts can tell us much about power and art, knowledge and beauty. Many have survived because of an author’s status—part of the reason we have so much of Chaucer’s writing, for example, is because he was a London-based government official first and a poet second.
The Art of Medieval Jewelry: An Illustrated History
This new study assists in identifying the types, origins and routes of transmission of personal artwork, particularly finger rings, across Europe and Byzantium, an area of study that has been neglected in previous works. Some of this material represents the first time relevant research from Central and Eastern Europe has been translated and made available to the general reader in the English-speaking world.
Art & Worship in the Insular World; Papers in Honour of Elizabeth Coatsworth
The book examines the lived experience of worship in early medieval England and Ireland, ranging from public experience of church and stone sculptures, to monastic life, to personal contemplation of, and meditation on, manuscript illuminations and other devotional objects.
Medieval Calligraphy: A Modern Primer
Medieval Calligraphy: A Modern Primer is an easy-to-use guide that walks the student through all the components of beginning calligraphy with an emphasis on the medieval period. The author is an accomplished scribe with more than 20-years of experience teaching calligraphy and illumination. This textbook is ideal for aspiring artists of any age.
The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books
Exploring complex conversations among medieval philosophy, physics, mathematics, piety, and image-making, Gertsman considers the concept of nothingness in concert with the imaginary, revealing profoundly inventive approaches to emptiness in late medieval visual culture
The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance
The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings—the dazzling handiwork of the city’s skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence’s manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened world.
The Madman’s Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History
This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reaches of the human imagination throughout history.
Princes of the Renaissance: The Hidden Power Behind an Artistic Revolution
A vivid depiction of the lives and times of the aristocratic elite whose patronage created the art and architecture of the Renaissance, setting the aesthetic achievements of these aristocratic patrons in the context of the volatile, ever-shifting politics of an age of change and innovation.
Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy
Anatomica brings together some of the most striking, fascinating and bizarre artworks from the the 14th through 20th century, exploring human anatomy in one beautiful volume, with over 250 images.
Byzantium & the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium
This full-color catalog explores the interrelationships between the East and West during the first millennium. This was the first time that the Roman Empire was gradually replaced by barbarian invaders, who spread through Europe and created new styles of jewelry; it was also when the capital shifted eastward to the newly founded city of Constantinople.
Sofonisba’s Lesson: A Renaissance Artist and Her Work
The formation and career of the first major woman artist of the Renaissance.
Secrets of Britain’s Great Cathedrals
Dominating the landscape for centuries, ancient cathedrals and abbeys reflect Britain's turbulent history through their architectural grandeur. Secrets of Britain's Great Cathedrals explores cathedrals and abbeys found throughout England and Wales, featuring interviews with historians and experts and breathtaking footage filming their legendary facades and soaring interior spaces.
