St. Ignatius Church, Tokyo

Tokyo, St. Ignatius Church. 2000, First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. 96 pages; numerous color photographs. A picture book commemorating the construction of the new St. Ignatius Church in Kojimachi, Tokyo. Includes statements from the Provincial of the Society of Jesus, parish priest, architect, designer, chairman of the building committee. Statements in Japanese and English; all other text is Japanese. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 003467

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: St. Ignatius Church Tokyo Society of Jesus Architecture

ANDERSON, M.D.

Looking for History in British Churches

London, John Murray. 1951. Cloth, 8vo. 328 pages; b&w illustrations, including photographs. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003021

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: British Church Architecture Architecture

BONHAM-CARTER, VICTOR

Exploring Parish Churches

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1961, First Edition. Maroon cloth, 8vo. Ill.: audrey Bonham-Carter (drawings by). 214 pages; numerous drawings, some b&w photo plates. The evolution of the parish church in England from the time of Christianity arrival through Saxon, Norman, Gothic, Reformation and Renaissance, Classical, Georgian and Victorian, then since 1900. A small section at the back includes comments on "church appurtanances" including, altar, linens, vessels, candles, etc. Light pencil mark on front endpaper, otherwise clean throughout; tight binding. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004957

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Christian Church Architecture Christian Parish Organization Church Sacred Vesels Architecture Religion & Theology Audrey Bonham-Carter (Drawings by)

CHONG, ALAN; GIOVANNA DE APPOLONIA; [ET AL]

The Art of the Cross: Medieval & Renaissance Piety in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 2001. (ISBN: 0-914660-16-0). Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 104 pages. 5 opening essays, including The Origins and Iconography of the Cross; Italian Metalwork Crosses from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century. 16 catalogued crosses each with more than one illustration and essays that usually run a few pages. Bibliography. Clean. Very Good.

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Book number: 003249

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Art Cross Iconography Decorative Arts 0914660160

CLIFTON-TAYLOR, ALEC

English Parish Churches As Works of Art

London, B.T. Batsford. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713427760). Red cloth, 8vo. Ex-Libris, 272 pages. 128 illustrations, most are photos. Straight-forward subjective valuations and criticisms of churches: their architecture, reuse, remodeling, etc. One sentence suggests the author's directness: "Classical churches left unraped by the Victorians are unfortunately not very common." Previous owner's embossed library stamp on the title page. Clean throughout, tight binding. Jacket is clipped and with some small wear at edges. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 004958

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: England English Churches Church Architecture Art Sacred Art Architecture 0713427760

DARBY, MICHAEL

The Islamic Perspective: An Aspect of British Architecture and Design in the 19th Century

World of Islam Festival Trust. 1983, First Edition. (ISBN: 0905035313). Pictorial Wrappers (softcover), 11 3/4" x 8 1/2". Exhibition Catalogue, 146 pages; 117 illustrations with catalogue entries; Biographies. Islamic design and British enthusiasts who viewed the design as a link to more imaginative architecture. An exhibition at the Leighton House Gallery, London. Clean throughout; tight binding. Very Good.

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Book number: 005039

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Islamic Design Architecture England World of Islam Owen Jones Victorian England Architecture 0905035313

DE MARCHI, ANDREA E MATTEO MAZZALUPI (A CURA DI); ALESSANDRO DELPRIORI; ANDREA DE MARCHI; ANDREA DI LORENZO; [ET AL] (TESTI DI)

Pittori Ad Ancona Nel Quattrocento

Milano, Federico Motta Editore. 2008, First Edition. (ISBN: 9788871796079). Cloth, 4to. 384 pages; numerous color reproductions. The works of the fifthteenth century painters of Ancona, an area on Italy's Adriatic coast. A chapter with catalogue is devoted to each artist or small group of artists. Italian text. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 003675

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Painters Art Ancona Italy Fourteenth Century Art-Italy 9788871796079

DILLENBERGER, JANE ; JOSHUA C. TAYLOR

The Hand and the Spirit: Religious Art in America 1700-1900

Berkeley, University Art Museum. 1972. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), Square 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 192 pages; 123 works are discussed, more than half are illustrated. An exhibition that reveals religion is a theme that runs strongly through the work of American artists, including the most famous. Very Good.

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Book number: 003306

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Religion Art Spirituality

DOUTHAT, ROSS

To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism

New York, Simon & Schuster. 2018, First Edition. (ISBN: 9781501146923). Black cloth, 8vo. 234 pages. Liberal or conservative. Orthodoxy or change. Clean throughout; tight binding. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004983

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Catholicism Catholic Church Pope Francis Poliscy Policies Criticism Douthat Sociology & Culture 9781501146923

HARRSEN, META

Sixteen Illustrations from an Exhibition of Religious Symbilism in Illuminated Manuscripts

New York, The Pierpont Morgan Library. 1944. Printed Wrapper (softcover), Slim 8vo. Exhibition Catalogue, The sixteen illustrations in b&w with text. The back panel of the wrapper is chipped; top corner of the front panel is repaired. Very Good.

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Book number: 003305

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Religion Art

HOOD, WILLIAM; LEON WIESELTIER (ESSAYS BY)

Tintoretto: Deposition from the Cross

New York, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries. 2004. (ISBN: 1-58821-130-4). Printed Wrapper (softcover), Small 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 39 pages; color and b&w illustrations, including a color fold-out full view of the painting at the end of the book. Bibliography. Fine.

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Book number: 003251

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Tintoretto Italian Art Artist Art-Italy 1588211304

HOWARD, LINN; MARY JANE POOL

The Angel Tree : The Loretta Hines Howard Collection of Eighteenth-Century Neapolitan Crèche Figures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, Alfred A. Knopf. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0394726480). Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. 80 pages; numerous full-page color photographs, one 4-panel color photo displaying the entire tree and surround. Clean throughout, binding tight. Very Good.

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Book number: 003756

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Metropolitan Museum Christmas Tree Angel Tree Decorative Arts 0394726480

HUSBAND, TIMOTHY; JULIEN CHAPUIS (WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY)

The Treasury of Basel Cathedral

The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press. 2001. (ISBN: 0300088493). Cloth, 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 182 pages; 150 illustrations, including 105 color. The fascinating story of 14th-century Basel; its cathedral; the gold, silver, bejewelled, enameled treasury of altar furnishings and liturgical hardware; earthquake; iconoclastic threat of the Reformation; then dispersal from a nineteenth-century auction. Now, some of the 75 examples in the catalogue are now in the Historisches Museum Basel, others are in various European collections; most have never before been seen in the United States. Gorgeous goldsmiths' work. Clean throughout; as new. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 003769

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Religious Art Artifacts Gold Silver Metropolitan Museum Bulletin Decorative Arts Craft 0300088493

MORGAN, DAVID AND SALLY M. PROMEY

Exhibiting the Visual Culture of American Religions

Valparaiso, Indiana, Brauer Museum of Art / Valparaiso University. 2000, First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 130 pages; 48 illutrative plates; historical essay; exhibition overview; bibliography. Images representative of many forms of American religious faith. Clean and tight; one corner of cover is bent. Very Good.

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Book number: 003462

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Religion Religious Sacred Art Images Documents

WERNER, ELSA JANE (SELECTED AND ARRANGED BY)

The Golden Bible from the King James Version of the Old Testament

New York, Simon and Schuster. 1946, First Printing. Decorated paper boards, Folio. Ill.: Feodor Rojankovsky. 124 pages; dramatically illustrated throughout. Large format, good paper, good font, exciting illustrations, nice layout: readable for young eyes. Blue crayon marks on page 9 (in keeping with the illustration); edges and corners of the boards are worn. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003632

Catalogue: Religion in Art, Religion

Keywords: Golden Bible Old Testament Feodor Rojankovsky