Author: Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
A History of Classical Scholarship. Vol. 1. from the Sixth Century B.c. to the End of the Middle Ages. Third Edition.
Author: Six Centuries of Painting
Author: Randall DaviesPublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465547924
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
A Century of Artists Books
Author: Riva CastlemanPublisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 9780810961814
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published to accompany the 1994 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, this book constitutes the most extensive survey of modern illustrated books to be offered in many years. Work by artists from Pierre Bonnard to Barbara Kruger and writers from Guillaume Apollinarie to Susan Sontag. An importnt reference for collectors and connoisseurs. Includes notable works by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Buildings
Author: Jonathan LipmanPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486427485
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Thoroughly researched study of the design and construction of this radical, inspiring workplace draws on much unpublished archival material. From the genesis of the structurally unique Administration Building — its design development, innovations, and furnishings — to the construction and completion of the Research Towers, Lipman presents a wealth of information. 172 black-and-white illustrations.
The Diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity
Author: John BoardmanPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069125284X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
From one of the world’s leading authorities on ancient Greek art, a groundbreaking account of how Greek images were understood and used by other ancient peoples, from Britain to China In this book, acclaimed archaeologist and art historian John Boardman explores Greek art as a foreign art transmitted to the non-Greeks of antiquity—peoples who weren’t necessarily able to judge the meaning of Greek art and who may have regarded the Greeks themselves with great hostility. Boardman examines how and why the arts of the classical world traveled and to what effect, from Britain to China, from roughly the eighth century BCE to the early centuries CE. In some places, such as Italy, Greek images were overwhelmingly successful. In Egypt, the Celtic world, the eastern steppes, and other regions with strong local traditions, they were never effectively assimilated. And in cultures where there was a subtler blend of influences, notably in the Buddhist east, classical images served as a catalyst to the generation of new styles. Along the way, Boardman demonstrates that looking at Greek art from the outside provides a wealth of new insights into Greek art itself, and he raises important questions about how images in general are copied and reinterpreted.
From Wilderness to Paradise: A Sixth-Century Mosaic Pavement at Qasr el-Lebia in Cyrenaica, Libya
Author: Jane ChickPublisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1803277319
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
An in-depth study of the large mosaic pavement in the East Church at Qasr el-Lebia in Cyrenaica, Libya. Consisting of fifty panels, each panel with a different image, it has frequently been dismissed as random with no overarching scheme. This book argues that the remarkably rich and complex mosaic should be understood as a coherent whole.
A History of Classical Scholarship
Author: John Edwin SandysPublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Classical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
This volume explores all aspects of classical scholarship - history, archaeology, philosophy, literature, religion, politics - as well as providing accounts of the principal figures who helped determine the course of classical scholarship through the Middle Ages.
From Rome to Constantinople
Author: Hagit AmiravPublisher: Peeters Publishers
ISBN: 9789042919716
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Collection of articles arranged in 5 subsections: Historiography and rhetoric, Christianity in its social context, art and representation, Byzantium and the workings of the empire, and late antiquity in retrospect.
Li Kung-lin's Classic of Filial Piety
Author: Richard M. BarnhartPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870996797
Category : Scrolls, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The subject is a 15.5-foot handscroll painted by Li Kung-lin, the preeminent figure painter of 11th-century China, illustrating a work that dates to between 350 and 200 B.C.--a dialog between Confucius and a disciple on the meaning and application of filial piety in the affairs of the individual and of the state. Barnhart's (art history, Yale) elucidation is accompanied by contributed chapters on the calligraphy of the work and on the conservation and remounting of the scroll. Generously illustrated. 9.25x12.25" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Treasury of Nineteenth-Century Ornamental Metalwork
Author: Jules DeckerPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486145409
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Extremely pliable yet amazingly durable, metal offers infinite decorative options. Here are 1,000 prime examples of French metal masterworks, painstakingly reproduced from an extremely rare and valuable edition. From the everyday to the ornate, items include: Weather vanes Tiles Waterspouts Trims Basins Pike heads You'll also find hundreds of other images, offering a wealth of inspiration and useful historical designs.