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Title: Mirror of the Medieval World
Description: New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 19991. First Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. Light wear to spine, covers & corners. Dustjacket: slight wear & some scuffing to covers, spine & corners. ; With illustrations. Light wear to spine, covers & corners. Dustjacket: slight wear & some scuffing to covers, spine & corners. ; 31.2 x 24 x 2.8 cms; xii, 280 pages; Mirror of the Medieval World is a richly illustrated exhibition catalogue published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1999. It presents more than 300 outstanding objects from the museum’s medieval collection, most of which were acquired between 1979 and 1999. The works span a vast period—from the 7th century BCE through the 16th century CE—and cover a wide geographical range, including Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic world. The catalogue includes an array of media, such as illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, metalwork, sculpture, textiles, and enamels. Each object is accompanied by a detailed entry that discusses its historical context, artistic significance, and provenance. Highlights include a Celtic horse-shaped brooch from the 4th century BCE, a Romanesque illuminated manuscript from 12th-century Spain, and a finely carved Gothic boxwood statuette of the Virgin and Child attributed to Nikolaus Gerhaert von Leiden. Essays by leading scholars provide thematic and historical context, shedding light on the evolution of medieval art and the Metropolitan Museum’s collecting practices. The book serves both as a scholarly reference and a visual celebration of the richness and diversity of medieval art across centuries and cultures.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .
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Title: Mirror of the Medieval World
Description: New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 19991. First Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. Light wear to spine, covers & corners. Dustjacket: slight wear & some scuffing to covers, spine & corners. ; With illustrations. Light wear to spine, covers & corners. Dustjacket: slight wear & some scuffing to covers, spine & corners. ; 31.2 x 24 x 2.8 cms; xii, 280 pages; Mirror of the Medieval World is a richly illustrated exhibition catalogue published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1999. It presents more than 300 outstanding objects from the museum’s medieval collection, most of which were acquired between 1979 and 1999. The works span a vast period—from the 7th century BCE through the 16th century CE—and cover a wide geographical range, including Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic world. The catalogue includes an array of media, such as illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, metalwork, sculpture, textiles, and enamels. Each object is accompanied by a detailed entry that discusses its historical context, artistic significance, and provenance. Highlights include a Celtic horse-shaped brooch from the 4th century BCE, a Romanesque illuminated manuscript from 12th-century Spain, and a finely carved Gothic boxwood statuette of the Virgin and Child attributed to Nikolaus Gerhaert von Leiden. Essays by leading scholars provide thematic and historical context, shedding light on the evolution of medieval art and the Metropolitan Museum’s collecting practices. The book serves both as a scholarly reference and a visual celebration of the richness and diversity of medieval art across centuries and cultures.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .
Keywords: Artefacts Crafts Christianity Iconography Icons Painting Illustration
Price: GBP 20.00 = appr. US$ 28.56 Seller: Literary Cat Books
- Book number: 63265
- Book number: 63265
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