Author: Aga Khan Program for Islamic ArchitecturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Aga Khan Program for Islamic ArchitecturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Purchase of the Past
Author: Tom StammersPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108478840
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Offers a broad and vivid overview of the culture of collecting in France over the long nineteenth-century.
Walks in Rome
Author: Augustus John Cuthbert HarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rome (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
History of Architectural Conservation
Author: Jukka JokilehtoPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136398503
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A History of Architectural Conservation expands knowledge about the conservation of ancient monuments, works of art and historic buildings. It includes the origins of the interest in conservation within the European context, and the development of the concepts from Antiquity and the Renaissance to the present day. Jokilehto illustrates how this development has influenced international collaboration in the protection and conservation of cultural heritage, and how it has formed the principal concepts and approach to conservation and restoration in today's multi-cultural society. This book is based on archival research of original documents and the study of key restoration examples in countries that have influenced the international conservation movement. Accessible and of great interest to students and the general public it includes conservation trends in Europe, the USA, India, Iran and Japan.
UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. I, Abridged Edition
Author: Jacqueline Ki-ZerboPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520066960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
"This volume covers the period from the end of the Neolithic era to the beginning of the seventh century of our era. This lengthy period includes the civilization of Ancient Egypt, the history of Nubia, Ethiopia, North Africa and the Sahara, as well as of the other regions of the continent and its islands."--Publisher's description
In Search of Utopia
Author: Jan van der StockPublisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9789462984073
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
2016 marks exactly 500 years since the English humanist and statesman Thomas More published in the city Leuven his world-famous book Utopia. Leuven is celebrating this milestone with a major city festival featuring exhibitions, street art, film, music, theatre, dance, literature, lectures and city walks. The cornerstone is the international, art historical exhibition 'In Search of Utopia' at M - Museum Leuven. The festival will officially start on Monday, 26 September 2016 after a festive opening weekend on 24 and 25 September and will end on 17 January 2017. In the book 'In Search of Utopia' the reader is introduced to the world of More and his friends, with the ideals and dreams of the times. The desire of far-away horizons and the cobweb of new sciences that patiently layed upon the reality. Magnificent works of the 15th- and 16th Century artists: Quinten Metsijs, Hans Holbein, Jan Gossaert en Albrecht Dürer are being brought together in this exciting and intriguing story. It shows in an unexceeded way the imagination of an ideal world.
Costume Design and Illustration
Author: Ethel TraphagenPublisher:
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Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Matter of Faith
Author: James RobinsonPublisher: British Museum Research Public
ISBN: 9780861591954
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A landmark publication exploring the relationship between sacred matter and precious materials in the Middle Ages."--Site web de l'éditeur.
Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890
Author: Mercedes VolaitPublisher: Leiden Studies in Islam and So
ISBN: 9789004449879
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Early shows and sales of Islamic antiques in Paris -- Expanding trades in late Ottoman Cairo and Damascus -- Conflicted commodification in Cairo -- Fashioning immersive displays in Egypt and beyond -- Guise and disguise before and during the Tanzimat.
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