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| ABBATE, FRANCESCO. (GENERAL EDITOR). Christian Art of the 4th to 12th Centuries. (Translated by Pamela Swinglehurst). London: Octopus Books, 1972. 1st English ed. Survey of Christian art. Pp. 158, 95 colour illustrations. Cream cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has slight creasing to spine. VG/G+. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 10 | JP¥ 889] Book number: 15563 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| ARMFIELD, REV. H.T. The Legend of Christian Art Illustrated in the Statues of Salisbury Cathedral. Salisbury: Brown & Co, 1869. 0. Pp.160, sepia photo plate of Salisbury Cathedral frontispiece, light spotting to inner endpaper. Green Cloth, gilt title to front, title to spine dulled. G+. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.99 | JP¥ 1778] Book number: 35105 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| CHRISTODOULIDES, CHARALAMBOS G. Saint Neophytos Monastery: History and Art. Nicosia, 1989. 2nd edition, revised. "A great deal of attention is given: a) To the wall-paintings of the Encleistra and the Big Church; b) To the treasures of the monastery, icons, bejewelled gospels, wooden-carved crosses, episcopal vestments, liturgical vessels, etc." Pp.47, b/w and occasional colour photo plates throughout. Pbk, faint mark to front cover. VG. GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.5 US$ 6.66 | JP¥ 593] Book number: 33752 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| CORNAKOV, DIMITAR. The Frescoes of the Church of St Clement at Ochrid. (Photographs by Gogo Popov). Jugoslavia:Beograd, 1961. Medieval Art in Yugoslavia series. 16.5cms x 12cms. Pp.60, b/w photos by Gogo Popov showing the frescoes in detail. Pbk, slightly rubbed. Scarce. VG. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 28.25 US$ 41.65 | JP¥ 3705] Book number: 32424 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| DITCHFIELD, REV.P.H. Symbolism of the Saints. (The Arts of the Church series). London: A.R.Mowbray, 1910. "A study of symbolism is essential for the understanding of almost all branches of ecclesiastical art, painting, scupture in stone or wood, and the architecture of various ages." 15.5cms x 11cms. Pp.16/198, 40 illustrations, ffep absent. Grey green cloth, gilt title to front and spine. G+. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.32 | JP¥ 2075] Book number: 31858 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| HARRIES, RICHARD. Art and the Beauty of God. A Christian Understanding. London: Mowbray, 1993. 0264673069. 1st ed. "This book argues for a distinctly Christian approach to art which is also sensitive to the spiritual dimension in all art. In doing so it builds upon the understanding of beauty." Pp.10/150, 5 plates (4 in colour). Black cloth, d/w. VG/VG. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.66 | JP¥ 1037] Book number: 30933 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| HOLBEIN, HANS. Images from the Old Testament. Historiarum Veteris Testamenti Icones. London: Paddington Press, 1976. 0846701472. Masterpieces of the Illustrated Book series. "These 94 woodcuts were drawn on the blocks by Holbein at the same time as he created his Danth of Death, and they share with that famous sequence a remarkable delicacy of line and anecdotal appeal." Pp.23(introduction by Michael Marqusee) followed by unpaginated facsimile of Historiarum Veteris Testamenti Icones (1543), woodcut illustrations throughout. Pbk. VG. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.33 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 33999 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| MARKS, RICHARD. Image and Devotion in Late Medieval England. Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2004. 0750914661. 1st ed. "..offers a new perspective on the history of late medieval art in England. Superbly illustrated throughout in both colour and black and white, it is a major reassessment of medieval art, religion and society." 25cms x 18cms. Pp.8/344, 24 colour plates, 176 b/w plates, 15 maps. Black cloth, d/w. VG/VG. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17 US$ 24.99 | JP¥ 2223] Book number: 32865 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| STEPHENS, FRANCIS; EELES, F.C; SITWELL, SACHEVERELL, ETC. Handbook to Lambeth Palace and Art in the Service of the Church Exhibition. (Festival of Britain 1951). London: Festival of Britain, 1951. Festival of Britain exhibition of ecclesiastical art. Pp.47, frontis. plan of Lambeth Palace,16 b/w photo plates. Pbk, rubbed. G+. GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 US$ 14.99 | JP¥ 1334] Book number: 33192 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| UNWIN, FRANCIS SYDNEY. The Decorative Arts in the Service of the Church. (with 46 illustrations). London: A.R.Mowbray & Co,1912. 1st imp. The Arts of the Church series. 15.5cms x 11cms. Pp.16/198, 46 b/w plates including 2 drawings by the author, owners details to inside front board. Red cloth, gilt decorated title to front, gilt title to spine, spine a little dulled. VG. GBP 7.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 US$ 11.66 | JP¥ 1037] Book number: 31920 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| VISSER 'T HOOFT, W.A. Rembrandt and the Gospel. London: SCM, 1957. First English edition. "At the beginning of his career Rembrandt was influenced by the theatrical art of the Coutner-Reformation and used the Bible merely as a storehouse of subjects to paint. Gradually, in the tragedies of his own life, Rembrandt developed a style which in its quality makes him unique as an interpreter of the Bible as a whole." Pp.193, 32 b/w plates, gift message to fep. Grey cloth, d/w slightly rubbed with small edge tears. G+/G+. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.66 | JP¥ 1482] Book number: 32696 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. |
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