New York / New Haven, Connecticut: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, Date: 2004. Softcover. VG/VG. Blue cloth over boards; Color illustrated dj. xxii, 658 pp.; 800+ color and bw plates and figures. A sequel to the landmark catalogue The Glory of Byzantium, this magnificent book features work from the last golden age of the Byzantine empire. During the last centuries of the "Empire of the Romans", Byzantine artists created exceptional secular and religious works that had an enduring influence on art and culture. In later years, Eastern Christian centres of power emulated and transformed Byzantine artistic styles, the Islamic world adapted motifs drawn from Byzantium's imperial past, and the development of the Renaissance from Italy to the Lowlands was deeply affected by Byzantine artistic and intellectual practices. This spectacular book presents hundreds of objects in all media from the late thirteenth through mid-sixteenth centuries. Featured in full-colour reproductions are sacred icons, luxuriously embroidered silk textiles, richly gilded metalwork, miniature icons of glass, precious metals and gemstone, and elaborately decorated manuscripts. In the accompanying text, renowned scholars discuss the art and investigate the cultural and historical interaction between these major cultures: the Christian and Islamic East and the Latin West. Continuing the story of the critically acclaimed Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, ...

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Date: 2004. Third printing. Paperback. Near Fine. 9 x 12 in. Heavy paper wraps. Lavish color photos. Condition is NEAR FINE ; minor edge wear, covers very clean. Binding tight and text unmarked. Art. Stax. 2004. The Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN 1588391140 9781588391148 [US]

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Date: 2004. 658 pages; numerous color illustrations. A huge catalogue of faith art, Christian for a couple centries, then Islamic and Christain as the medieval period begins to grow toward the Renaissance. Icons, sculpture, liturgical implements, paintings, illumination, and more. Clean throughout; tight binding.. First Edition Paperback. Pictorial Wrappers (softcover). Fine. 12" x 9 ". Exhibition Catalogue. 2004. The Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN 1588391140 9781588391148 [US]

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New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Date: 2004. Softcover. VG/G+, cover corners slightly curled; spine is bumped top/bottom. Pages clean and tight.. Illustrated glossy wraps. xxii, 658 pages : illustrations (some color). Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Mar. 23-July 4, 2004./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 608-641) and index. Featuring work from the last golden age of the Byzantine Empire, this volume charts the exceptional secular & religious creations of the late 13th through mid 16th centuries. Works that had a profound influence on Eastern Christian, Islamic & Renaissance cultures. A sequel to the landmark catalogue the Glory of Byzantium, this spectacular book-the first to focus exclusively on the last golden age of the Byzantine empire-presents magnificent secular and religious works in all media. Contents: Byzantium : faith and power (1261-1557) /; Helen C. Evans --; Revival and decline : voices from the Byzantine capital /; Alice-Mary Talbot --; Religious settings of the Late Byzantine sphere / Slobodan ur i --; Sculpture and the Late Byzantine tomb /; Sarah Brooks --; Liturgical implements /; Anna Ballian --; Images : expressions of faith and power /; Annemarie Weyl Carr --; Images of personal devotion : miniature mosaic and steatite icons /; Arne Effenberger --; Precious-metal icon revetments /; Jannic Durand --; Manuscript illumination in Byzantium, 1261-1557 /; John Lowden --; Liturgical textiles /; ...

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New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Date: 2004. Paperback. VG. Color illustrated wraps; 680 pp.; 800+ color and bw plates and figures. Accompanied the exhibition of the same name, which explored "the artistic and cultural flowering of the last centuries of the 'Empire of the Romans' and its enduring heritage." (from the dj.); Includes various essays and beautiful illustrations; Heavy. 2004. Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN 1588391140 9781588391148 [US]

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, Date: 2004 Book. New. Soft cover. First Pbk.Ed... Issued in conjunction with the exhibition . at the Metrpolitan Museum of Art . from 23 through July 4th 2004. "This spectacular book presents hundreds of objects in all media from the late thirteenth through mid-sixteenth centuries. Featured in full-color reproductions are sacred icons, luxuriously embroidered silk textiles, richly gilded metalwork, miniature icons of glass, precious metals and gemstone, and elaborately decorated manuscripts. In the accompanying text, renowned scholars discuss the art and investigate the cultural and historical interaction between these major cultures-the Christian and Islamic East and the Latin West". 658p. illus. glossary index NOTE : Oversize, extremely heavy volume - weighs in at 3.2kg/ 7lbs.may cost extra to ship. 2004. Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press ISBN 1588391140 9781588391148 [CA]

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New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Date: 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 1588391140 . Very Good+ in wraps. Owner name on FEP. ; 12.0 X 9.0 X 1.6 inches; 658 pages . 2004. Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN 1588391140 9781588391148 [US]