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The Art and Architecture of Mantua

The Art and Architecture of Mantua

Eight Centuries of Patronage and Collecting

  1. Barbara Furlotti
  2. Guido Rebecchini
  • ISBN 9780500514429
  • 32.00 x 27.90 cm
  • Hardback
  • 280pp
  • With 214 illustrations
  • First published 2008
Lavishly produced … the images have been chosen carefully and constitute a visual essay in themselves … scholarly but accessible text … [an] excellent introduction to the artistic splendours of Mantua – Art Quarterly

The Absolute Bourgeois

The Absolute Bourgeois

Artists and Politics in France 1848-1851

  • Paperback
Among the very few really amusing and serious discussions of art and politics – Observer

Art of the Celts

Art of the Celts

From 700 BC to the Celtic Revival

  • Paperback
Splendid, precise introduction – The Good Book Guide

Art of the Middle Ages

Art of the Middle Ages

  • Paperback
This new study encompasses the whole period from Early Christian to late Gothic, the whole of Europe from Ireland to Byzantium, and the whole range of art and architecture.

The Art of the Renaissance

The Art of the Renaissance

  • Paperback
The gap in the literature of the Renaissance has indeed been filled – Art Review

Art and Archaeology of the Greek World

Art & Archaeology of the Greek World

A New History, c. 2500 - c. 150 BCE

  • Hardback
… unfailingly stimulating text … a wealth of stunning illustrations … the definitive one-volume history of Greek art from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic World – Jeremy Tanner, Institute of Archaeology, University College London

The Art and Architecture of Mantua

The Art and Architecture of Mantua

Eight Centuries of Patronage and Collecting

  • Hardback
Lavishly produced … the images have been chosen carefully and constitute a visual essay in themselves … scholarly but accessible text … [an] excellent introduction to the artistic splendours of Mantua – Art Quarterly

Art and Myth in Ancient Greece

Art and Myth in Ancient Greece

A Handbook

  • Paperback
Packed with interesting information – Minerva

Art of the Byzantine Era

Art of the Byzantine Era

  • Paperback
A scholarly guide to the art of the period – The Daily Telegraph

The Arts in Spain

The Arts in Spain

  • Paperback
Authoritative and ambitious in its chronological span, this comprehensive book encompasses the enormous breadth of the Spanish artistic panorama.

Art of the Picts

The Art of the Picts

Sculpture and Metalwork in Early Medieval Scotland

  • Paperback with flaps
It is certainly the most important publication on its subject, and is moreover a huge pleasure to read: erudite, engaging, a beautifully written celebration of Pictish art. – The Times Literary Supplement

The Ashkenazi Haggadah

The Ashkenazi Haggadah

A Hebrew manuscript of the mid-15th century from the collections of The British Library written and illuminated by Joel Ben Simeon called Feibusch Ashkenazi, with a commentary attributed to Eleazer Be

  • Hardback
The Haggadah is, after the Bible and prayerbook, the most popular and most beloved book in the Jewish world.

Athenian Black Figure Vases

Athenian Black Figure Vases

  • Paperback
Will undoubtedly become a standard work of reference – Journal of Hellenic Studies

Athenian Red Figure Vases: The Archaic Period

Athenian Red Figure Vases: The Archaic Period

A Handbook

  • Paperback
Once more one is grateful to the author for his masterly organization of the material, his light touch and his appreciation of the needs of scholars and students alike – The Times Literary Supplement

Athenian Red Figure Vases: The Classical Period

Athenian Red Figure Vases: The Classical Period

A Handbook

  • Paperback
Sir John Boardman's account of Athenian vase painting in the fifth and fourth centuries BC