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Byzantine Mosaics in Norman Sicily (Hardcover): A. Cilento Byzantine Mosaics in Norman Sicily (Hardcover)
A. Cilento
R866 R687 Discovery Miles 6 870 Save R179 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sicily is famous for the spectacular mosaics found in its magnificent palaces, chapels and cathedrals. Commissioned during the twelfth century by Sicily's Norman rulers and largely the work of Greek-speaking mosaicists brought to Sicily from Constantinople, these mosaics are among the most beautiful examples of Byzantine art in existence. A brief historical introduction about Byzantine, Arab and Norman domination and the spread of Byzantine art in Sicily is followed by three chapters dedicated to the greatest examples of Byzantine influence in Palermo, Cefalu and Monreale. With more than 175 color photographs, this extensively illustrated book provides a fascinating look at these mosaics. There are many close-ups, along with breathtaking views of interior spaces. Text in English and Italian.

The Arts of Iran in Istanbul and Anatolia - Seven Essays (Paperback): Olga M. Davidson, Marianna Shreve Simpson The Arts of Iran in Istanbul and Anatolia - Seven Essays (Paperback)
Olga M. Davidson, Marianna Shreve Simpson
R603 R554 Discovery Miles 5 540 Save R49 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Many spectacular examples of Persianate art survive to the present day, safeguarded in Istanbul and beyond-celebrating the glory of the Persian Empire (and, later, the Ottoman Empire). These include illustrated books, featuring exquisitely painted miniatures artfully embedded in the texts of literary masterpieces, as well as tile decorations in medieval Anatolian architecture. Because of their beauty, many Persianate books were deliberately disassembled, their illustrations re-used in newer books or possessed as isolated art objects. As fragments found their way to collections around the world, the essential integration of text and image in the original books was lost. Six art historians and a literary historian-instrumental in reconstruction efforts-trace the long journey from the destructive dispersal of fragments to the joys of restoration.

Celtic Mandalas for the Soul, Coloring book - Lotus, Sand, Flowers and Sun, a creative view of Universe's Circle... Celtic Mandalas for the Soul, Coloring book - Lotus, Sand, Flowers and Sun, a creative view of Universe's Circle (Paperback)
Karthic Praveen
R210 Discovery Miles 2 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chartres - The Disconnected Zodiac (Paperback): Richard J Legault Chartres - The Disconnected Zodiac (Paperback)
Richard J Legault
R448 Discovery Miles 4 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Into the Light (Paperback): Rodney Castleden, Ann Murray Into the Light (Paperback)
Rodney Castleden, Ann Murray
R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Early Art and Architecture of Africa (Paperback): Peter Garlake Early Art and Architecture of Africa (Paperback)
Peter Garlake
R674 R550 Discovery Miles 5 500 Save R124 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This new history of over 5000 years of African art reveals its true diversity for the first time. Challenging centuries of misconceptions that have obscured the sophisticated nature of African art, Peter Garlake uses the latest research and archaeological findings to offer exciting new insights.

Myth and Mystique: Cleveland's Gothic Table Fountain (Hardcover): Stephen N Fliegel, Elina Gertsman Myth and Mystique: Cleveland's Gothic Table Fountain (Hardcover)
Stephen N Fliegel, Elina Gertsman
R628 R520 Discovery Miles 5 200 Save R108 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Cleveland Museum of Art's medieval table fountain, c. 1320-40, is the only version of its kind to have survived in its complete form from the Middle Ages. A superb example of French Gothic goldsmithing, it is an exquisite metalwork structure and a unique example of courtly taste and princely fashion, which was designed not for any religious purpose but purely as an indulgence. Its uncertain provenance has added to its charm. This focus volume reassesses this extraordinary piece in the context of other similar luxury objects, analysing specifically the fountain's history, functionality, materials, and style.

Medieval Crossover - Reading the Secular against the Sacred (Hardcover): Barbara Newman Medieval Crossover - Reading the Secular against the Sacred (Hardcover)
Barbara Newman
R3,418 Discovery Miles 34 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The sacred and the secular in medieval literature have too often been perceived as opposites, or else relegated to separate but unequal spheres. In Medieval Crossover: Reading the Secular against the Sacred, Barbara Newman offers a new approach to the many ways that sacred and secular interact in medieval literature, arguing that (in contrast to our own cultural situation) the sacred was the normative, unmarked default category against which the secular always had to define itself and establish its niche. Newman refers to this dialectical relationship as "crossover"-which is not a genre in itself, but a mode of interaction, an openness to the meeting or even merger of sacred and secular in a wide variety of forms. Newman sketches a few of the principles that shape their interaction: the hermeneutics of "both/and," the principle of double judgment, the confluence of pagan material and Christian meaning in Arthurian romance, the rule of convergent idealism in hagiographic romance, and the double-edged sword in parody. Medieval Crossover explores a wealth of case studies in French, English, and Latin texts that concentrate on instances of paradox, collision, and convergence. Newman convincingly and with great clarity demonstrates the widespread applicability of the crossover concept as an analytical tool, examining some very disparate works. These include French and English romances about Lancelot and the Grail; the mystical writing of Marguerite Porete (placed in the context of lay spirituality, lyric traditions, and the Romance of the Rose); multiple examples of parody (sexually obscene, shockingly anti-Semitic, or cleverly litigious); and Rene of Anjou's two allegorical dream visions. Some of these texts are scarcely known to medievalists; others are rarely studied together. Newman's originality in her choice of these primary works will inspire new questions and set in motion new fields of exploration for medievalists working in a large variety of disciplines, including literature, religious studies, history, and cultural studies.

Miserere Mei - The Penitential Psalms in Late Medieval and Early Modern England (Hardcover): Clare Costley King'oo Miserere Mei - The Penitential Psalms in Late Medieval and Early Modern England (Hardcover)
Clare Costley King'oo
R2,864 Discovery Miles 28 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Miserere Mei, Clare Costley King'oo examines the critical importance of the Penitential Psalms in England between the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century. During this period, the Penitential Psalms inspired an enormous amount of creative and intellectual work: in addition to being copied and illustrated in Books of Hours and other prayer books, they were expounded in commentaries, imitated in vernacular translations and paraphrases, rendered into lyric poetry, and even modified for singing. Miserere Mei explores these numerous transformations in materiality and genre. Combining the resources of close literary analysis with those of the history of the book, it reveals not only that the Penitential Psalms lay at the heart of Reformation-age debates over the nature of repentance, but also, and more significantly, that they constituted a site of theological, political, artistic, and poetic engagement across the many polarities that are often said to separate late medieval from early modern culture. Miserere Mei features twenty-five illustrations and provides new analyses of works based on the Penitential Psalms by several key writers of the time, including Richard Maidstone, Thomas Brampton, John Fisher, Martin Luther, Sir Thomas Wyatt, George Gascoigne, Sir John Harington, and Richard Verstegan. It will be of value to anyone interested in the interpretation, adaptation, and appropriation of biblical literature; the development of religious plurality in the West; the emergence of modernity; and the periodization of Western culture. Students and scholars in the fields of literature, religion, history, art history, and the history of material texts will find Miserere Mei particularly instructive and compelling.

Middle-Byzantine Evangelist Portraits - A Corpus of Miniature Paintings (Hardcover): Georgi Parpulov Middle-Byzantine Evangelist Portraits - A Corpus of Miniature Paintings (Hardcover)
Georgi Parpulov
R4,559 Discovery Miles 45 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Author portraits are the most common type of figural illustration in Greek manuscripts. The vast majority of them depict the evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Being readily comparable to one another, such images illustrate the stylistic development of Byzantine painting. In addition, they often contain details which throw light on elements of Byzantine material culture such as writing utensils, lamps, domestic furniture, etc. This corpus offers catalogue descriptions of all evangelist portraits that survived from the Middle Byzantine period, i.e. from the mid-ninth to mid-thirteenth century. Items are arranged in roughly chronological order and are grouped according to common compositional types: readers will thus be able to trace iconographic similarities by going through a series of adjacent entries and to distinguish period styles by browsing through larger blocks of entries. The book thus provides, in effect, a selective survey of middle-Byzantine painting. A surprisingly large number of Byzantine evangelists portraits remain unpublished: seventy-five of the miniatures reproduced in this volume have never appeared in print before.

Wealth and the Demand for Art in Italy, 1300-1600 (Paperback, New Ed): Richard A. Goldthwaite Wealth and the Demand for Art in Italy, 1300-1600 (Paperback, New Ed)
Richard A. Goldthwaite
R733 Discovery Miles 7 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Wealth and the Demand for Art in Italy" represents a departure from previous studies, both in its focus on demand and in its emphasis on the history of the material culture of the West. By demonstrating that the roots of modern consumer society can be found in Renaissance Italy, Richard Goldthwaite offers a significant contribution to the growing body of literature on the history of modern consumerism--a movement which he regards as a positive force for the formation of new attitudes about things that is a defining characteristic of modern culture.

Coats of Arms - An Introduction to The Science and Art of Heraldry (Paperback): Marc Fountain Coats of Arms - An Introduction to The Science and Art of Heraldry (Paperback)
Marc Fountain; Illustrated by Marc Fountain
R537 R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Save R102 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mythological Origins of Renaissance Florence - The City as New Athens, Rome, and Jerusalem (Hardcover): Irina Chernetsky The Mythological Origins of Renaissance Florence - The City as New Athens, Rome, and Jerusalem (Hardcover)
Irina Chernetsky
R2,262 Discovery Miles 22 620 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this book, Irina Chernetsky examines how humanists, patrons, and artists promoted Florence as the reincarnation of the great cities of pagan and Christian antiquity - Athens, Rome, and Jerusalem. The architectural image of an ideal Florence was discussed in chronicles and histories, poetry and prose, and treatises on art and religious sermons. It was also portrayed in paintings, sculpture, and sketches, as well as encoded in buildings erected during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Over time, the concept of an ideal Florence became inseparable from the real city, in both its social and architectural structures. Chernetsky demonstrates how the Renaissance notion of genealogy was applied to Florence, which was considered to be part of a family of illustrious cities of both the past and present. She also explores the concept of the ideal city in its intellectual, political, and aesthetic contexts, while offering new insights into the experience of urban space.

Women and Jews in the Sachsenspiegel Picture-Books (English, German, Latin, Hardcover): Madeline H. Caviness, Charles G. Nelson Women and Jews in the Sachsenspiegel Picture-Books (English, German, Latin, Hardcover)
Madeline H. Caviness, Charles G. Nelson
R5,981 Discovery Miles 59 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Last Crusades - the Final Attempts by Christendom to Conquer Jerusalem and the Holy Land, 1202-1272-The Fall of... The Last Crusades - the Final Attempts by Christendom to Conquer Jerusalem and the Holy Land, 1202-1272-The Fall of Constantinople by Edwin Pears, The Final Crusades by T. A. Archer & The Fourth Crusade & Letters of the Crusaders by Dana Carlton Monro (Hardcover)
Edwin Pears, T. A. Archer, Dana Carlton Monro
R726 Discovery Miles 7 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Silver-Stained Roundels and Unipartite Panels Before the French Revolution - Flanders, Vol. 4: Addenda (Hardcover): Cornelis J... Silver-Stained Roundels and Unipartite Panels Before the French Revolution - Flanders, Vol. 4: Addenda (Hardcover)
Cornelis J Berserik, Joost Caen
R3,711 Discovery Miles 37 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Middle Ages - A History From Beginning to End (An Enthralling Overview of the English Middle Ages) (Paperback): Bertha Pereira Middle Ages - A History From Beginning to End (An Enthralling Overview of the English Middle Ages) (Paperback)
Bertha Pereira
R500 R408 Discovery Miles 4 080 Save R92 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Coats of Arms - An Introduction to The Science and Art of Heraldry (Hardcover): Marc Fountain Coats of Arms - An Introduction to The Science and Art of Heraldry (Hardcover)
Marc Fountain; Illustrated by Marc Fountain
R894 R728 Discovery Miles 7 280 Save R166 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Where Mortal and Immortal Meet (Hardcover): Andrew G Ralston Where Mortal and Immortal Meet (Hardcover)
Andrew G Ralston; Foreword by Mark E Johnstone; Introduction by James H Macaulay
R1,555 R1,216 Discovery Miles 12 160 Save R339 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Where Mortal and Immortal Meet (Paperback): Andrew G Ralston Where Mortal and Immortal Meet (Paperback)
Andrew G Ralston; Foreword by Mark E Johnstone; Introduction by James H Macaulay
R1,060 R850 Discovery Miles 8 500 Save R210 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Brick And Marble In The Middle Ages - Notes Of Tours In The North Of Italy. (Paperback): George Edmund Street Brick And Marble In The Middle Ages - Notes Of Tours In The North Of Italy. (Paperback)
George Edmund Street
R676 Discovery Miles 6 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Paperback): Michael Eissenhauer Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Paperback)
Michael Eissenhauer
R304 R238 Discovery Miles 2 380 Save R66 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst is housed in the Bode-Museum, part of the ensemble of prestigious museums on the Museuminsel Berlin. Skulpturensammlung is one of the largest collections of ancient sculpture in the world (early Middle Ages to the late eighteenth century), with works from the German-speaking countries, France, the Low Countries, Italy and Spain. The collection includes works by legendary sculptors such as Donatello, Tilman Riemenschneider, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini and Andreas Schlüter. The Museum für Byzantinische Kunst is a collection of Late Antique sarcophagi and sculpture from the Eastern Roman Empire, and ivory carvings from post-pharaonic, early Byzantine Egypt. The works presented in this volume are amongst the most prized by the museum's director, who combines expertise with a refreshingly personal perspective to invite the reader to experience them through new eyes.

Textiles, Text, Intertext - Essays in Honour of Gale R. Owen-Crocker (Hardcover): Maren Clegg Hyer, Jill Frederick Textiles, Text, Intertext - Essays in Honour of Gale R. Owen-Crocker (Hardcover)
Maren Clegg Hyer, Jill Frederick; Contributions by Carol Neuman de Vegvar, Catherine E. Karkov, Christina Lee, …
R2,289 Discovery Miles 22 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Essays centred round the representation of weaving, both real and imagined, in the early middle ages. The triple themes of textile, text, and intertext, three powerful and evocative subjects within both Anglo-Saxon studies and Old English literature itself, run through the essays collected here. Chapters evoke the semantic complexities of textile references and images drawn from the Bayeux Tapestry, examine parallels in word-woven poetics, riddling texts, and interwoven homiletic and historical prose, and identify iconographical textures in medieval art. The volume thus considers the images and creative strategies of textiles, texts, and intertexts, generating a complex and fascinating view of the material culture and metaphorical landscape of the Anglo-Saxon peoples. It is therefore a particularly fitting tribute to Professor Gale R. Owen-Crocker, whose career and lengthy list of scholarly works have centred on her interests in the meaning and cultural importance of textiles, manuscripts and text, and intertextual relationships between text and textile. MAREN CLEGG HYER is Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of English at Valdosta State University; JILL FREDERICK is Professor of English at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Contributors: Marilina Cesario, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Martin Foys, Jill Frederick, Joyce Hill, Maren Clegg Hyer, Catherine E. Karkov, Christina Lee, Michael Lewis, Robin Netherton, Carol Neuman de Vegvar, Donald Scragg, Louise Sylvester, Paul Szarmach, Elaine Treharne.

Treason - When loyalty is everything, treason is unforgivable (Paperback): C S Woolley Treason - When loyalty is everything, treason is unforgivable (Paperback)
C S Woolley
R261 Discovery Miles 2 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Murder - Something is rotten in the Holds of the Danelands (Paperback): C S Woolley Murder - Something is rotten in the Holds of the Danelands (Paperback)
C S Woolley
R261 Discovery Miles 2 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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