Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
New ser. v. 6-10 include 77th-81 Report of the trustees, 1946-50 (previously published separately)
The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
New ser. v. 6-10 include 77th-81 Report of the trustees, 1946-50 (previously published separately)
French Silver in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Author: Charissa Bremer-DavidPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606068288
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Vividly illustrated, this is the first comprehensive catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s celebrated collection of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French silver. The collection of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French silver at the J. Paul Getty Museum is of exceptional quality and state of preservation. Each piece is remarkable for its beauty, inventive form, skillful execution, illustrious provenance, and the renown of its maker. This volume is the first complete study of these exquisite objects, with more than 250 color photographs bringing into focus extraordinary details such as minuscule makers’ marks, inscriptions, and heraldic armorials. The publication details the formation of the Museum’s collection of French silver, several pieces of which were selected by J. Paul Getty himself, and discusses the regulations of the historic Parisian guild of gold- and silversmiths that set quality controls and consumer protections. Comprehensive entries catalogue a total of thirty-three pieces with descriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and technical information. The related commentaries shed light on the function of these objects and the roles they played in the daily lives of their prosperous owners. The book also includes maker biographies and a full bibliography. The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at getty.edu/publications/french-silver/ and includes 360-degree views and zoomable high-resolution photography. Also available are free PDF and EPUB downloads of the book, and JPG downloads of the main catalogue images.
Art and Auctions
Author: Vienna Circa 1780
Author: Wolfram KoeppePublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588393682
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Wolfram Koeppe is Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. --Book Jacket.
The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: The Art of Illumination
Author: Timothy HusbandPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392945
Category : Belles heures of Jean of France, Duke of Berry
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
French books in print, anglais
Author: ElectrePublisher:
ISBN: 9782765408468
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 1798
Book Description
The Pope's Body
Author: Agostino Paravicini-BaglianiPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226034379
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
In contrast to the role traditionally fulfilled by secular rulers, the pope has been perceived as an individual person existing in a body subject to decay and death, yet at the same time a corporeal representation of Christ and the Church, eternity and salvation. Using an array of evidence from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries, Agostino Paravicini- Bagliani addresses this paradox. He studies the rituals, metaphors, and images of the pope's body as they developed over time and shows how they resulted in the expectation that the pope's body be simultaneously physical and metaphorical. Also included is a particular emphasis on the thirteenth century when, during the pontificate of Boniface VIII (1294-1303), the papal court became the focus of medicine and the natural sciences as physicians devised ways to protect the pope's health and prolong his life. Masterfully translated from the Italian, this engaging history of the pope's body provides a new perspective for readers to understand the papacy, both historically and in our own time.
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
A Critical Inquiry Into the Scottish Language with the View of Illustrating the Rise and Progress of Civilisation in Scotland
Author: Francisque MichelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description