Harvard University Press, 2000. Collection 10/18. 571 pages. Dos cassé sinon excellent état
Reference : sch303M
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Hamburger, Jeffrey, and Joshua O'Driscoll
Reference : 121970
(2022)
ISBN : 9781911282860
Hamburger, Jeffrey, and Joshua O'Driscoll: Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, 800-1500. Exhibition: New York, The Pierpont Morgan Library, 2022. 216 pages. Hardback. 30 x 24cms. Focusing on production and patronage, this volume features over 150 illustrated books and precious bindings, drawn largely from North American collections. The book's three sections are arranged chronologically. Opening with a look at the precedents set by the Carolingian forerunners of the Empire, the first section considers deluxe imperial manuscripts associated with the Ottonian emperors. The second section examines the role of imperial monasteries in the production of manuscripts, considering in particular the patronage of aristocratic elites. The final section offers a tour of imperial cities in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, from Vienna and Prague to Augsburg and Nuremberg. This final chapter considers the impact of Albrecht Durer and humanism on the arts of the book. Including a glossary, indexes and maps showing the shifting borders of the Empire over 700 years.
Focusing on production and patronage, this volume features over 150 illustrated books and precious bindings, drawn largely from North American collections. The book's three sections are arranged chronologically. Opening with a look at the precedents set by the Carolingian forerunners of the Empire, the first section considers deluxe imperial manuscripts associated with the Ottonian emperors. The second section examines the role of imperial monasteries in the production of manuscripts, considering in particular the patronage of aristocratic elites. The final section offers a tour of imperial cities in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, from Vienna and Prague to Augsburg and Nuremberg. This final chapter considers the impact of Albrecht Durer and humanism on the arts of the book. Including a glossary, indexes and maps showing the shifting borders of the Empire over 700 years. Text in English
The Omani Empire: Asia and Africa / Omanskaya imperiya: Aziya i Afrika. 2023. 92 pages, illustrated. This publication, prepared for the exhibition 'The Omani Empire: Asia and Africa' at the State Hermitage Museum, chronicles the period (17th-19th centuries) when Oman united its possessions on the Arabian Peninsula and Western Asia with the east coast of Africa and its interior. It features palace objects belonging to the sultans of the al-Yarubi (1624-1741) and al-Busaidi (from 1746) dynasties, as well as household items, both courtly and everyday. Text in Russian (Cyrillic).
This publication, prepared for the exhibition 'The Omani Empire: Asia and Africa' at the State Hermitage Museum, chronicles the period (17th-19th centuries) when Oman united its possessions on the Arabian Peninsula and Western Asia with the east coast of Africa and its interior. It features palace objects belonging to the sultans of the al-Yarubi (1624-1741) and al-Busaidi (from 1746) dynasties, as well as household items, both courtly and everyday. Text in Russian (Cyrillic)
Cogeval, Guy; Paul Perrin, Yves Badetz, Marie-Claude Vial
Reference : 113501
(2016)
ISBN : 9782370740427
Cogeval, Guy; Paul Perrin, Yves Badetz, Marie-Claude Vial: Spectaculaire Second Empire. Exhibition: Paris, MusÃe d'Orsay, 2016. 320 pages; 350 illustrations. Hardback. 28 x 24cms. To celebrate its 30th anniversary in autumn 2016, the MusÃe d'Orsay is looking at the entertainments and festivities of the Second Empire and at the different 'stages' on which our modernity was invented. The exhibition's thematic lay-out, with paintings, sculptures, photographs, architectural drawings, objets d'art and jewellery side by side, creates a portrait of this prolific and brilliant era, so rich in contradictions. Text in French.
To celebrate its 30th anniversary in autumn 2016, the MusÃe dâOrsay is looking at the entertainments and festivities of the Second Empire and at the different 'stages' on which our modernity was invented. The exhibitionâs thematic lay-out, with paintings, sculptures, photographs, architectural drawings, objets dâart and jewellery side by side, creates a portrait of this prolific and brilliant era, so rich in contradictions. Text in French
Dr GyÃrgyi Fajsák: Empire Along the Great Wall: Asiatic Hun objects in the collection of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts. Exhibition: Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, 2026.
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Cavalier, Odile: L'Empire de Mars et des Muses: La Collection du marquis de CalviÚre, lieutenant gÃneral des armÃes du roi 1693-1777. Exhibition: Avignon, Fondation du MusÃe Calvet, 2002. 133pp with 77 colour and monochrome illustrations. Cloth. 29x26cms. Explores the collection of the Marquis de CalviÚre, Lieutenant-General to the army of Louis XIV and acquaintance of Voltaire and Mariette amongst others. The collection includes an extensive library, engraved gems, paintings, drawings and coins, which after his death was dispersed, partly to the Louvre and the MusÃe Calvet in Avignon, which the Marquis had made his home on retirement. Text in French.
Explores the collection of the Marquis de CalviÚre, Lieutenant-General to the army of Louis XIV and acquaintance of Voltaire and Mariette amongst others. The collection includes an extensive library, engraved gems, paintings, drawings and coins, which after his death was dispersed, partly to the Louvre and the MusÃe Calvet in Avignon, which the Marquis had made his home on retirement. Text in French