Wieczorek, Alfried and Hans-Martin Hinz:: Europas Mitte um 1000 : Europe's Centre Around AD 1000. 5 volumes. Exhibition: Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Bau, 2000. I. 3 volumes in German: Together, 1,545pp illustrated throughout in colour and monochrome. Cloth, 30.5x25.5cms. 27th Council of Europe exhibition describing all aspects of life in the Middle Ages, from the mundane day to day, to the events and influences which structured modern Europe as we know it now. With loans from all over the continent, the exhibition includes examples of arms and armour, illuminated manuscripts, textiles, jewellery, sculpture, reliquaries, ivory, chalices. Bound in cloth. II. English language handbook to the exhibition. 168 pages and English language catalogue to the exhibition. 631 pages. Both paperbacks. 30x24.5cms. Text in German & English.
Text in German & English
Martin, John Rupert: The Ceiling Paintings for the Jesuit Church in Antwerp. London: Phaidon, 1968. Series: Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard. Part I. 241 pages, 203 monochrome illustrations. Dustjacket torn, inside pages clean. Hardback. 26.5x19cms. Part of the large series 'Corpus Rubenianum', this volumes analyses and attempts to reconstruct throught the spirited grisaille sketches and final oil sketches, the 39 ceiling paintings painted by Rubens in 1620-1621 for the newly-built Jesuit Church in Antwerp and destroyed by fire in 1718.
Part of the large series 'Corpus Rubenianum', this volumes analyses and attempts to reconstruct throught the spirited grisaille sketches and final oil sketches, the 39 ceiling paintings painted by Rubens in 1620-1621 for the newly-built Jesuit Church in Antwerp and destroyed by fire in 1718.
Robertson, Martin: The Art of Vase-Painting in Classical Athens. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. c.364pp with 300 halftones. Cloth. 27.6x21.9cms. An important contribution to the history of Greek vase-painting, this scholarly volume traces the history of figure-drawing on Athenian pottery from its beginnings and the invention of the 'red-figure' technique to techniques ued some 200 years later. With bibliography, index.
An important contribution to the history of Greek vase-painting, this scholarly volume traces the history of figure-drawing on Athenian pottery from its beginnings and the invention of the 'red-figure' technique to techniques ued some 200 years later. With bibliography, index. Text in English
[Michelangelo Buonarroti] - Botke, Klazina (ed.), Terry van Druten (ed.), Martin Gayford (ed.)
Reference : 125534
(2025)
ISBN : 9789464941975
Botke, Klazina (ed.), Terry van Druten (ed.), Martin Gayford (ed.): Michelangelo and Men. The Male Body in the Life and Work of Michelangelo. Exhibition: Haarlem, Teyler Museum, 2025. 224 pages, illustrated. Hardback. 29.2 x 24.5cms. Teylers Museum exhibition catalogue of 48 works on paper, 4 sculptures and 1 painting, examining Michelangelo's depictions of the male from through his Neoplatonic ideas of perfection, drawn from his letters and poems.
Teylers Museum exhibition catalogue of 48 works on paper, 4 sculptures and 1 painting, examining Michelangelo's depictions of the male from through his Neoplatonic ideas of perfection, drawn from his letters and poems
Henig, Martin, and Anthony King: Pagan Gods and Shrines of the Roman Empire. Oxford: 1986. 265 pages, illustrated in black and white. Paperback.
Rollinger, Robert; Birgit Gufler; Martin Lang; Irene Madreiter
Reference : 125586
(2010)
Rollinger, Robert; Birgit Gufler; Martin Lang; Irene Madreiter: Interkulturalitat in Der Alten Welt: Vorderasien, Hellas, Agypten Und Die Vielfaltigen Ebenen Des Kontakts. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2010. 706 pages, some illustrations. Hardback. Marks on the front cover, inside pages clean. Text in German.
Marks on the front cover, inside pages clean. Text in German
[Adriaen van de Venne] - Royalton-Kisch, Martin
Reference : 031142
(1988)
ISBN : 0714116238
Royalton-Kisch, Martin: Adriaen van de Venne's album in the department of prints and drawings in the British Museum. London: British Museum Press, 1988. 368pp with 105 colour plates and 54 monochrome illustrations. Hardback. 22x25cms.
Martin, F.R.: DÀnische silberschÀtze aus der Zeit Christians IV. aufbewahrt in der kaiserlichen Schatzkammer zu Moskau. Stockholm: Warner, 1900. 20 pages with 15 illustrations in text and marks in text, 21 monochrome plates. Original publisher stamped binding, damaged spine. Edition limited to 150 copies. 44x33cms. Text in German.
Text in German
Martin, F R: Schwedische KÃnigliche Geschenke an Russische Zaren. 1647-1699. SilberschÀtze in der Kaiserlichen Schatzkammer zu Moskau. Stockholm: Warner Silfversparrs, 1900. 44 pages text, XLII documentary reference, 51 monochrome plates. Cloth. 44 x 35cms. Text in Swedish and German.
Text in Swedish and German
Zlatohlavek, Martin ed.: <bf 7>Nevesta v uzavrenâ zahrade</bf>. Exhibition: Prague, National Gallery, 1995. 119pp with 25 colour and 12 monochrome illustrations. Wrappers, 24x20cms.<it 7>The old testament in the arts eg. manuscripts, architectural fragments, stained glass and icons. Text in Czech</it>.
The old testament in the arts eg. manuscripts, architectural fragments, stained glass and icons. Text in Czech
Harrison, Martin: Francis Bacon Catalogue RaisonnÃ. 5 Vols. London: 2016. 1,584 pages, with over 900 colour illustrations. Hardback in a slipcase. 31 x 24.5cms. Presents the artist's entire oeuvre for the first time - in colour. Surmounts the 1964 Rothenstein and Alley catalogue raisonnà which documented just 37% of the artist's work up until 1992. Contains over 900 illustrations across five, cloth-bound hardcover volumes, and includes an extensive introduction, chronology, index, user's guide, catalogue of the artist's sketches and illustrated bibliography. This 10 year project will be published on the 28th April to coincide with the 24th anniversary of the artist's death, and will present 584 paintings, including over 100 previously unknown works.
Presents the artist's entire oeuvre for the first time - in colour. Surmounts the 1964 Rothenstein and Alley catalogue raisonnà which documented just 37% of the artist's work up until 1992. Contains over 900 illustrations across five, cloth-bound hardcover volumes, and includes an extensive introduction, chronology, index, user's guide, catalogue of the artist's sketches and illustrated bibliography. This 10 year project will be published on the 28th April to coincide with the 24th anniversary of the artist's death, and will present 584 paintings, including over 100 previously unknown works
Henig, Martin et al: Classical Gems. Ancient and Modern Intaglios and Cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. c.588pp with 982 monochrome illustrations. Cloth. 31x24.6cms. Well illustrated, comprehensive catalogue of this remarkable, wide-ranging collection of over 1,000 engraved gems dating from c.1,000 BC to the 19th century AD. The collection includes a large holding of Sassanian gems.
Well illustrated, comprehensive catalogue of this remarkable, wide-ranging collection of over 1,000 engraved gems dating from c.1,000 BC to the 19th century AD. The collection includes a large holding of Sassanian gems. Text in English
[Richard Wright] - Bradley, Will. : Martin Clark, Tim Ingold, Richard Wright et al
Reference : 124945
(2023)
ISBN : 9780847873791
Bradley, Will. : Martin Clark, Tim Ingold, Richard Wright et al: Richard Wright. 2023. 362 pages, illustrated in colour throughout. Hardback. 31 x 25cms. Signed.
Signed.
Postle, Martin: Johan Zoffany RA : Society Observed. Exhibition: New Haven, Yale Center for British Art, 2011. 320 pages with 225 colour and 5 monochrome illustrations. Hardback. An astute observer and prolific cataloguer of society, Johan Zoffany was a constant presence on the London art scene in the latter half of the 18th century. This exhibition catalogue presents some seventy oil paintings, drawings and prints some never exhibited before, and all of which serve to put Zoffany in the spotlight of British and European 18th century artistic culture.
An astute observer and prolific cataloguer of society, Johan Zoffany was a constant presence on the London art scene in the latter half of the 18th century. This exhibition catalogue presents some seventy oil paintings, drawings and prints some never exhibited before, and all of which serve to put Zoffany in the spotlight of British and European 18th century artistic culture.
Martin, Simon: Conscience and Conflict. British Artists and the Spanish Civil War. Exhibition: Chichester, Pallant House, 2014. 160 pages with 144 colour illustrations. Paperback. 26 x 21cms.
Hardie, Martin: Etchings, Dry-Points, Lithographs by Sir Frank Short, R.A., P.P.R.E. London: The Print Collectors' Club, 1940. Series: The Etched and Engraved Work of Sir Frank Short. Third volumes in the series, 'The Etched and Engraved Work of Sir Frank Short'.89 pages. 32 monochromatic illusrations. Hardback. 25.5x19cms.
Text in English
Hardie, Martin: Charles Meryon and His Eaux-Fortes Sur Paris. Being a lecture delivered to the Print Collectors' Club on Thursday 11th March 1931. 1931. 22 illustrations. Hardback. 25x19cms. Number 161 of 500 copies, 300 of which are for Members of the Print Collector's Club.
Number 161 of 500 copies, 300 of which are for Members of the Print Collector's Club.
Hardie, Martin: Frederick Goulding Master Printer of Copper Plates. Eneas Mackay, 1910. umber 249 of 350 copies printed. 167 pages. Hardback. 31x24cms.
Text in English
[Rembrandt] - Hinterding, Erik : Martin Royalton-Kisch et al
Reference : 071600
(2000)
ISBN : 071412625X
Hinterding, Erik : Martin Royalton-Kisch et al: Rembrandt the Printmaker. Exhibition: Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 2000. 384pp with 80 colour and 320 monochrome illustrations. Paperback. 29x24.5cms. 300 prints provide a representative overview of Rembrandt's print oeuvre and enable the reader to understand his practice, his reworkings and the role of his preparatory drawings. The selection exhibited depict biblical and genre scenes, include character studies and self-portraits. Reproducing watermarks and including a concordance.
300 prints provide a representative overview of Rembrandt's print oeuvre and enable the reader to understand his practice, his reworkings and the role of his preparatory drawings. The selection exhibited depict biblical and genre scenes, include character studies and self-portraits. Reproducing watermarks and including a concordance. Text in English
Hardie, Martin: John Pettie R.A., H.R.S.A. London: A & C Black, 1908. xxiv, 278pp with 50 colour plates and 8 monochrome illustrations. Gilt cloth. 23.5x17.5cms. Illustrated biography, with chronological list of works, including undated works, and list of portraits of the artist.
Illustrated biography, with chronological list of works, including undated works, and list of portraits of the artist
Myrone, Martin: Hogarth and Europe. 2021. 224 pages, fully illustrated in colour. Hardback. 26 x 21cms. Illustrating the full range of Hogarth's most important paintings and prints, this study juxtaposes them with works by other European contemporaries (Watteau, Chardin, Troost, Longhi) and reveals Hogarth's place at the heart of modern European culture. London, Paris, Venice and Amsterdam are discussed as centers of prints exchange in the wider context of the dissemination of socio-political ideas. The catalogue presents 132 works in the exhibition, exploring the themes of city life, social protest, sexuality and satire.
Illustrating the full range of Hogarthâs most important paintings and prints, this study juxtaposes them with works by other European contemporaries (Watteau, Chardin, Troost, Longhi) and reveals Hogarth's place at the heart of modern European culture. London, Paris, Venice and Amsterdam are discussed as centers of prints exchange in the wider context of the dissemination of socio-political ideas. The catalogue presents 132 works in the exhibition, exploring the themes of city life, social protest, sexuality and satire. Text in English
[Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione called il Grechetto] - Clayton, Martin and Standring, Timothy
Reference : 097140
(2013)
ISBN : 9781905686773
Clayton, Martin and Standring, Timothy: Castiglione: Lost Genius. The Royal Collection, 2013. 192 pages with 100 colour illustrations. Hardback. 25 x 23cms. A re-assessment of the work of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1604-1664), aiming to restore the reputation of this innovative Italian painter and draftsman as a great Baroque artist, and inventor of the monotype.
A re-assessment of the work of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1604-1664), aiming to restore the reputation of this innovative Italian painter and draftsman as a great Baroque artist, and inventor of the monotype
Mortimer, Martin: The English Glass Chandelier. Woodbridge: 2000. 200 pages with 100 colour and 50 monochrome illustrations. Hardback. 28x22cms. Spanning the 17th to the end of the 19th century, retracing the evolution of the chandelier design and technique, examining questions of dating and attribution, drawing on limited documentation available and richly illustrated by c.150 examples.
Spanning the 17th to the end of the 19th century, retracing the evolution of the chandelier design and technique, examining questions of dating and attribution, drawing on limited documentation available and richly illustrated by c.150 examples. Text in English
[Brian Griffiths] - Stewart, Nicholas; Martin Clark
Reference : 117483
(2011)
ISBN : 9783865609571
Stewart, Nicholas; Martin Clark: Brian Griffiths. London: Koenig Books, 2011. 203 pages. Hardback. 23 x 28cms.
Martin, Fernando A.: Catalogo de la Plata del Patrimonio Nacional. Madrid: Patrimonio Nacional, 1987. 433pp with over 300 monochrome illustrations. Cloth, 29.5x22cms. Fully illustrated descriptive catalogue of 340 items, with list of smiths, brief biographies, documentation, bibliography. This copy with a mss dedication to Claude Blair from the author. Text in Spanish.
Fully illustrated descriptive catalogue of 340 items, with list of smiths, brief biographies, documentation, bibliography. This copy with a mss dedication to Claude Blair from the author. Text in Spanish