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This important and overdue book examines illuminated manuscripts and other book arts of the Global Middle Ages.

The first comprehensive catalogue of the Getty Museum's significant collection of French Rococo ebenisterie furniture.

In the margin, for quick access by the reader, is a summary of the essential characteristics of the symbol in question, the derivation of its name, and the religious tradition from which it springs.

"Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain the symbols used in art. This volume includes chapters on plants, flowers, fruits, and animals of the earth, air, and water, as well as fantastical creatures such as centaurs, griffons, and dragons. The vivid illustrations, which include paintings and tapestries from some of the world's premier museums, are accompanied by texts that offer careful analyses of the artists' depictions of the natural world. Each entry discusses the symbolic significance of the particular plant, fruit, or animal portrayed, its mythic or literary origins, and the episodes or individuals associated with it. These salient points are also called out in summary form within each entry, making the information easily accessible. The reader discovers, for example, that the iris can represent Jesus or the purity of the Virgin Mary as well as the kings of France or the city of Florence. The monkey, which can be symbolic of the devil, heresy, or bad temper, is also associated with the three wise men who traveled to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus. By bringing to life the natural world as portrayed in art, this book will surely be an indispensable resource for museum visitors, art lovers, and students.

The effects of war and famine in Europe, in the 14th century, lead to a widespread mystical religiosity, which emphasised both joy and suffering. This in turn inspired the creation of some of the most magnificent religious art of the period. This illustrated work highlights the most important artists, works, concepts and theories of the period.

With a contextual approach that encompasses the full range of media, from textiles to stucco, this study traces the concept of a unified interior. It argues that art history - even the emergence of the modern category of fine art - was worked out as much in the rooms of palaces as in the printed pages of Vasari and other early writers on art.

A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary - one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages - and an exploration of its lasting legacy.

The next volume in the GCI's Readings in Conservation series brings together a selection of seminal writings on the conservation of historic cities.

This volume presents 31 papers grouped into four topic areas: wood science and technology; history of panel manufacturing techniques; history of the structural conservation of panel paintings; and current approaches to the structural conservation of panel paintings.

This volume accompanies a major international loan exhibition featuring some three hundred works of art rarely or never before seen in the United States. It traces the development of gold working and other luxury arts in the Americas from antiquity until the arrival of Europeans in the early sixteenth century.

An examination of the development, role, and influence of the British decorative art dealers who invented a new Anglo-Gallicstyle for elite interiors.

"Imagination is the name of the game, and Perry plays it with distinction. Eye-catching, mind-bending illustrations."-Booklist

Provides an illustrated analysis of the symbolic imagery found in gardens throughout history. This work discusses the constituent elements of gardens - both real and imagined - that uncovers their often-hidden symbolic meanings. It uses over 380 paintings to provide a continuous visual record of the myriad and ephemeral form of the garden.

The first truly comprehensive look at all aspects of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, from its original Roman context to the most recent archaeological investigations.

Illustrated with masterpieces of western art, this volume explores the rituals, customs, and symbolism of food and dining in art. It describes the importance of food and feasts in art throughout history as told in the Scriptures and in the lives of the saints; food and dining in Greek and Roman mythology; and food in later literature and history.

Drawing on a range of materials, this title interprets Robert's artworks as harbingers of a modern appetite for self-destruction: the paintings are examined as expressions of the pleasures and perils of a risk economy.

A guide to the technical terms most commonly used in painting. It presents explanations of the technical terms most often encountered by art enthusiast, visitors to galleries, and museum goers. It also pays special attention to the processes and methods of painting conservation, and offers definitions and examples of materials and techniques.

The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. This book takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It aims to uncover the origins and science of colour. It is illustrated in full colour throughout with 166 major works of art.

Argues that art should address a broad audience and explains the painter's responsibility to his spectators. This book explains how - even if the archbishop did not succeed in reforming the arts - Paleotti's treatise constituted one last synthesis of art as a reading of creation and salvation history, and "sacred" art as a vehicle of devotion.

A guide to the materials used in architecture during the past century, as well as tips on building repair and restoration. With more than 200 illustrations, including a full-color photographic essay, it focuses on the history and conservation of modern building materials.

A compelling exploration of the many issues surrounding the restoration and restitution of Nazi-stolen art at the end of World War II.

The remains of the ancient city of Pompei have provided archaeologists with evidence into the daily life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. This title takes a look at how ancient Romans interacted in their public squares, how they worshipped and spent their leisure time - at the theatre, in the gyms, and in the baths and brothels.

Peter Paul Rubens was one of the most talented and successful artists working in 17th-century Europe. During his illustrious career as a court painter and diplomat, he expressed a fascination with exotic costumes and headdresses. This title presents an exploration of the mystery that surrounds of Ruben's most well-known and intriguing drawings.

The Middle East played a critical role in the development of photography as a new technology and an art form. Likewise, photography was instrumental in cultivating and maintaining Europe's distinctively Orientalist vision of the Middle East. This book explores the interplay between 19th-century photography and Europe's vision of the Middle East.

Investigates the idea of beauty over time and space. This book offers a chronological account whose conceptual and historical paradigms have been reiterated and contested into the twentieth century. It not only sketches the circumstances that shaped Winckelmann's project but also assesses this scholar's influence on European intellectual life.

Explores the curiosity and collaboration that has existed between East and West for centuries. This title reveals a largely hidden history of mutual curiosity and fruitful collaboration at a time when few people travelled far from home.

Offers fresh insights into the evolution of the forms and meanings of Roman art. The author offers a cultural history of the functions of the visual arts, the messages that these images carried, and the values that they affirmed in late Republican Rome and the Empire.

An elegantly conceived book on the revolutionary and stunning works of a nineteenth- century French master.