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Ritual, Gender, and Narrative in Late Medieval Italy - Fina Buzzacarini and the Baptistery of Padua (Hardcover): A Derbes, Anne... Ritual, Gender, and Narrative in Late Medieval Italy - Fina Buzzacarini and the Baptistery of Padua (Hardcover)
A Derbes, Anne Derbes
R4,219 Discovery Miles 42 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Inferno (Paperback): Dante Alighieri The Inferno (Paperback)
Dante Alighieri; Translated by James Romanes Sibbald; Contributions by Jim Agpalza
R537 R449 Discovery Miles 4 490 Save R88 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Iconography Beyond the Crossroads - Image, Meaning, and Method in Medieval Art (Hardcover): Pamela A. Patton, Catherine A.... Iconography Beyond the Crossroads - Image, Meaning, and Method in Medieval Art (Hardcover)
Pamela A. Patton, Catherine A. Fernandez
R2,354 Discovery Miles 23 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume assesses how current approaches to iconology and iconography break new ground in understanding the signification and reception of medieval images, both in their own time and in the modern world. Framed by critical essays that apply explicitly historiographical and sociopolitical perspectives to key moments in the evolution of the field, the volume's case studies focus on how iconographic meaning is shaped by factors such as medieval modes of dialectical thought, the problem of representing time, the movement of the viewer in space, the fragmentation and injury of both image and subject, and the complex strategy of comparing distant cultural paradigms. The contributions are linked by a commitment to understanding how medieval images made meaning; to highlighting the heuristic value of new perspectives and methods in exploring the work of the image in both the Middle Ages and our own time; and to recognizing how subtle entanglements between scholarship and society can provoke mutual and unexpected transformations in both. Collectively, the essays demonstrate the expansiveness, flexibility, and dynamism of iconographic studies as a scholarly field that is still heartily engaged in the challenge of its own remaking. Along with the volume editors, the contributors include Madeline H. Caviness, Beatrice Kitzinger, Aden Kumler, Christopher R. Lakey, Glenn Peers, Jennifer Purtle, and Elizabeth Sears.

Inferno (Hardcover): Dante Alighieri Inferno (Hardcover)
Dante Alighieri; Translated by J Simon Harris
R841 R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Save R134 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Seven Lamps of Architecture (Paperback): John Ruskin The Seven Lamps of Architecture (Paperback)
John Ruskin
R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Anglo-Saxon Inspirations - patterns and designs to colour and create (Paperback): Claudia Myatt Anglo-Saxon Inspirations - patterns and designs to colour and create (Paperback)
Claudia Myatt
R159 R146 Discovery Miles 1 460 Save R13 (8%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Gothic Sculpture - Eloquence, Craft, and Materials (Hardcover): Paul Binski Gothic Sculpture - Eloquence, Craft, and Materials (Hardcover)
Paul Binski
R1,247 Discovery Miles 12 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this beautifully illustrated study, Paul Binski offers a new account of sculpture in England and northwestern Europe between c. 1000 and 1500, examining Romanesque and Gothic art as a form of persuasion. Binski applies rhetorical analysis to a wide variety of stone and wood sculpture from such places as Wells, Westminster, Compostela, Reims, Chartres, and Naumberg. He argues that medieval sculpture not only conveyed information but also created experiences for the subjects who formed its audience. Without rejecting the intellectual ambitions of Gothic art, Binski suggests that surface effects, ornament, color, variety, and discord served a variety of purposes. In a critique of recent affective and materialist accounts of sculpture and allied arts, he proposes that all materials are shaped by human intentionality and artifice, and have a "poetic." Exploring the imagery of growth, change, and decay, as well as the powers of fear and pleasure, Binski allows us to use the language and ideas of the Middle Ages in the close reading of artifacts.

Castles Coloring Book - Fortresses, Gothic Architecture, Medieval Palaces, Fairy Tale Castles and Dragons - Colouring Book For... Castles Coloring Book - Fortresses, Gothic Architecture, Medieval Palaces, Fairy Tale Castles and Dragons - Colouring Book For Kids, Teenagers & Adults (Paperback)
Katrin Stark
R214 Discovery Miles 2 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Pictorial Directory of Scotland's Castles (Hardcover): Stephen Hay The Pictorial Directory of Scotland's Castles (Hardcover)
Stephen Hay
R1,661 Discovery Miles 16 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bees and Their Keepers - From waggle-dancing to killer bees, from Aristotle to Winnie-the-Pooh (Hardcover): Frank Perry Bees and Their Keepers - From waggle-dancing to killer bees, from Aristotle to Winnie-the-Pooh (Hardcover)
Frank Perry; Lotte Moeller 1
R681 R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 Save R123 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A beautifully illustrated and thoroughly engaging cultural history of beekeeping - packed with anecdote, humour and enriching historical detail. The perfect gift. "A charming look at the history of beekeeping, from myth and folklore to our practical relationship with bees" Gardens Illustrated "An entertaining collation of bee trivia across the millennia" Daily Telegraph * Sweden's Gardening Book of the Year 2019 * Shortlisted for the August Prize 2019 * Winner of the Swedish Book Design Award for 2019 Beekeeper and garden historian Lotte Moeller explores the activities inside and outside the hive while charting the bees' natural order and habits. With a light touch she uses her encyclopaedic knowledge of the subject to shed light on humanity's understanding of bees and bee lore from antiquity to the present. A humorous debunking of the myths that have held for centuries is matched by a wry exploration of how and when they were replaced by fact. In her travels Moeller encounters a trigger-happy Californian beekeeper raging against both killer bees and bee politics, warring beekeepers on the Danish island of Laeso, and Brother Adam of Buckfast Abbey, breeder of the Buckfast queen now popular throughout Europe and beyond, as well a host of others as passionate as she about the complex world of apiculture both past and present. Translated from the Swedish by Frank Perry

Objects of Translation - Material Culture and Medieval "Hindu-Muslim" Encounter (Paperback): Finbarr Flood Objects of Translation - Material Culture and Medieval "Hindu-Muslim" Encounter (Paperback)
Finbarr Flood
R1,069 R929 Discovery Miles 9 290 Save R140 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Objects of Translation offers a nuanced approach to the entanglements of medieval elites in the regions that today comprise Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north India. The book--which ranges in time from the early eighth to the early thirteenth centuries--challenges existing narratives that cast the period as one of enduring hostility between monolithic "Hindu" and "Muslim" cultures. These narratives of conflict have generally depended upon premodern texts for their understanding of the past. By contrast, this book considers the role of material culture and highlights how objects such as coins, dress, monuments, paintings, and sculptures mediated diverse modes of encounter during a critical but neglected period in South Asian history. The book explores modes of circulation--among them looting, gifting, and trade--through which artisans and artifacts traveled, remapping cultural boundaries usually imagined as stable and static. It analyzes the relationship between mobility and practices of cultural translation, and the role of both in the emergence of complex transcultural identities. Among the subjects discussed are the rendering of Arabic sacred texts in Sanskrit on Indian coins, the adoption of Turko-Persian dress by Buddhist rulers, the work of Indian stone masons in Afghanistan, and the incorporation of carvings from Hindu and Jain temples in early Indian mosques. Objects of Translation draws upon contemporary theories of cosmopolitanism and globalization to argue for radically new approaches to the cultural geography of premodern South Asia and the Islamic world.

Clan Douglas - From Warriors to Dukes (Paperback): Ian Douglas Clan Douglas - From Warriors to Dukes (Paperback)
Ian Douglas
R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Pictorial Directory of Scotland's Castles (Paperback): Stephen Hay The Pictorial Directory of Scotland's Castles (Paperback)
Stephen Hay
R1,212 Discovery Miles 12 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Visuality and Materiality in the Story of Tristan and Isolde (Hardcover): Jutta Eming, Ann Marie Rasmussen Visuality and Materiality in the Story of Tristan and Isolde (Hardcover)
Jutta Eming, Ann Marie Rasmussen
R2,870 Discovery Miles 28 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

More than any other secular story of the Middle Ages, the tale of Tristan and Isolde fascinated its audience. Adaptations in poetry, prose, and drama were widespread in western European vernacular languages. Visual portrayals of the story appear not only in manuscripts and printed books but in individual pictures and pictorial narratives, and on an amazing array of objects including stained glass, wall paintings, tiles, tapestries, ivory boxes, combs, mirrors, shoes, and misericords. The pan-European and cross-media nature of the surviving medieval evidence is not adequately reflected in current Tristan scholarship, which largely follows disciplinary and linguistic lines. The contributors to Visuality and Materiality in the Story of Tristan and Isolde seek to address this problem by opening a cross-disciplinary dialogue and by proposing a new set of intellectual coordinates-the concepts of materiality and visuality-without losing sight of the historical specificity or the aesthetic character of individual works of art and literature. Their theoretical paradigm allows them to survey the richness of the surviving evidence from a variety of disciplinary approaches, while offering new perspectives on the nature of representation in medieval culture. Enriched by numerous illustrations, this volume is an important examination of the story of Tristan and Isolde in the European context of its visual and textual transmission.

The Stammheim Missal (Paperback): . Teviotdale The Stammheim Missal (Paperback)
. Teviotdale
R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Stammheim Missal is one of the most visually dazzling and theologically ambitious works of German Romanesque art. Containing the text recited by the priest and the chants sung by the choir at mass, the manuscript was produced in Lower Saxony around 1160 at Saint Michael's Abbey at Hildesheim, a celebrated abbey in medieval Germany.
This informative volume features color illustrations of all the manuscript's major decorations. The author surveys the manuscript, its illuminations, and the circumstances surrounding its creation, then explores the tradition of the illumination of mass books and the representation of Jewish scriptures in Christian art. Teviotdale then considers the iconography of the manuscript's illuminations, identifies and translates many of its numerous Latin inscriptions, and finally considers the missal and its visually sophisticated and religiously complex miniatures as a whole.

Newcastle and Northumberland - Roman and Medieval Architecture and Art (Hardcover, New): Jeremy Ashbee Newcastle and Northumberland - Roman and Medieval Architecture and Art (Hardcover, New)
Jeremy Ashbee
R3,938 Discovery Miles 39 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The long and vibrant history of north-eastern England has left rich material deposits in the form of buildings, works of art, books and other artefacts. This heritage is examined here in fifteen studies, ranging from the sculpture of the Roman occupation through the monuments and architecture of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman periods, to the manuscripts and fortified houses of the later Middle Ages. The monasteries at Hexham, Lindisfarne and Tynemouth, and the City of Newcastle itself, are all subjected to individual analysis, and there are papers on Alnwick and Warkworth castles, the great keep at Newcastle, the coffin of St Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne Gospels. The expert opinions presented here are intended to stimulate and advance scholarly debate on the material culture of a region which has played a critical role in English history, and whose broad and varied profile still offers many opportunities for critical inquiry.

Ancestors of Kane Churko Vol 1 - From Canada to Atilla the Hun (Paperback): Diana Muir Ancestors of Kane Churko Vol 1 - From Canada to Atilla the Hun (Paperback)
Diana Muir
R1,784 Discovery Miles 17 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Guide to Christian Art (Paperback): Diane Apostolos Cappadona A Guide to Christian Art (Paperback)
Diane Apostolos Cappadona
R702 Discovery Miles 7 020 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A one-volume introduction to and overview of Christian art, from its earliest history to the present day. Diane Apostolos-Cappadona begins by examining how art and Christianity have intersected throughout history, and charts this tumultuous relationship that has yielded some of the greatest outpourings of human creativity. To introduce readers to the way a painting can be read Apostolos-Cappadona begins with an analysis of a painting of the Adoration of the Magi, helping readers to see how they can interpret for themselves the signs, symbols and figures that the book covers. In the more-than 1000 entries that follow Apostolos-Cappadona gives readers an expert overview of all the frequently used symbols and motifs in Christian art as well as the various saints, historical figures, religious events, and biblical scenes most frequently depicted. Readers are introduced to the ways in which religious paintings are often "coded'" such as what a lily means in a picture of Mary, how a goldfinch can be "Christological", or how the presence of an Eagle means it is likely to be a picture of St John. The entries are organized by topic, so that students and beginners can easily find their way to discussion of the themes and motifs they see before them when looking at a painting.

Ancestors of Kane Churko Vol 2 - 50 Generations of Family Groups (Paperback): Diana Muir Ancestors of Kane Churko Vol 2 - 50 Generations of Family Groups (Paperback)
Diana Muir
R1,832 Discovery Miles 18 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Christ on the Cross - The Boston Crucifix and the Rise of Monumental Wood Sculpture, 970-1200 (Hardcover): Shirin Fozi, Gerhard... Christ on the Cross - The Boston Crucifix and the Rise of Monumental Wood Sculpture, 970-1200 (Hardcover)
Shirin Fozi, Gerhard Lutz
R4,237 Discovery Miles 42 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Eclecticism in Late Medieval Visual Culture at the Crossroads of the Latin, Greek, and Slavic Traditions (Hardcover): Maria... Eclecticism in Late Medieval Visual Culture at the Crossroads of the Latin, Greek, and Slavic Traditions (Hardcover)
Maria Alessia Rossi, Alice Isabella Sullivan
R3,203 Discovery Miles 32 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume builds upon the new worldwide interest in the global Middle Ages. It investigates the prismatic heritage and eclectic artistic production of Eastern Europe between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries, while challenging the temporal and geographical parameters of the study of medieval, Byzantine, post-Byzantine, and early-modern art. Contact and interchange between primarily the Latin, Greek, and Slavic cultural spheres resulted in local assimilations of select elements that reshaped the artistic landscapes of regions of the Balkan Peninsula, the Carpathian Mountains, and further north. The specificities of each region, and, in modern times, politics and nationalistic approaches, have reinforced the tendency to treat them separately, preventing scholars from questioning whether the visual output could be considered as an expression of a shared history. The comparative and interdisciplinary framework of this volume provides a holistic view of the visual culture of these regions by addressing issues of transmission and appropriation, as well as notions of cross-cultural contact, while putting on the global map of art history the eclectic artistic production of Eastern Europe.

Architecture of Disjuncture - Mediterranean Trade and Cathedral Building in a New Diocese (11th-13th Centuries) (Paperback):... Architecture of Disjuncture - Mediterranean Trade and Cathedral Building in a New Diocese (11th-13th Centuries) (Paperback)
Joseph Williams
R2,403 Discovery Miles 24 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Eloquent Bodies - Movement, Expression, and the Human Figure in Gothic Sculpture (Hardcover): Jacqueline E. Jung Eloquent Bodies - Movement, Expression, and the Human Figure in Gothic Sculpture (Hardcover)
Jacqueline E. Jung
R1,715 R1,306 Discovery Miles 13 060 Save R409 (24%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A radical reassessment of the role of movement, emotion, and the viewing experience in Gothic sculpture Gothic cathedrals in northern Europe dazzle visitors with arrays of sculpted saints, angels, and noble patrons adorning their portals and interiors. In this highly original and erudite volume, Jacqueline E. Jung explores how medieval sculptors used a form of bodily poetics-involving facial expression, gesture, stance, and torsion-to create meanings beyond conventional iconography and to subtly manipulate spatial dynamics, forging connections between the sculptures and beholders. Filled with more than 500 images that capture the suppleness and dynamism of cathedral sculpture, often through multiple angles, Eloquent Bodies demonstrates how viewers confronted and, in turn, were addressed by sculptures at major cathedrals in France and Germany, from Chartres and Reims to Strasbourg, Bamberg, Magdeburg, and Naumburg. Shedding new light on the charismatic and kinetic qualities of Gothic sculpture, this book also illuminates the ways artistic ingenuity and technical skill converged to enliven sacred spaces.

Spirited Prospect - A Portable History of Western Art from the Paleolithic to the Modern Era (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition):... Spirited Prospect - A Portable History of Western Art from the Paleolithic to the Modern Era (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
David D. Nolta, Charles a Stigliano
R2,562 Discovery Miles 25 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Spirited Prospect: A Portable History of Western Art from the Paleolithic to the Modern Era is a lively, scholarly survey of the great artists, works, and movements that make up the history of Western art. Within the text, important questions are addressed: What is art, and who is an artist? What is the West, and what is the Canon? Is the Western Canon closed or exclusionary? Why is it more important than ever for individuals to engage and understand it? Readers are escorted on a concise, chronological tour of Western visual culture, beginning with the first art produced before written history. They learn about the great ancient cultures of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Italy; the advent of Christianity and its manifestations in Byzantine, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art; and the fragmentation of old traditions and the proliferation of new artistic choices that characterize the Enlightenment and the Modern Era. The revised second edition features improved formatting, juxtaposition, sizing, and spacing of images throughout. Spirited Prospect is an ideal textbook for introductory courses in the history of art, as well as courses in studio art and Western civilization at all levels.

Byzantine Aesthetics and the Concept of Symmetry (Paperback): Michael Selzer Byzantine Aesthetics and the Concept of Symmetry (Paperback)
Michael Selzer
R278 Discovery Miles 2 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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