How to Read Medieval Art
ISBN: PB: 9781588395979,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
October 2016
136 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 141 colour illus.
136 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 141 colour illus.
An enlightening, accessible guide to understanding and appreciating European art from the Middle Ages How to Read Medieval Art introduces the art of the European Middle Ages through 50 notable examples from the Metropolitan Museum's collection, which...
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Musical Instruments
Highlights from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: PB: 9781588395627,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
October 2015
192 pp., 24,1x21,6 cm, 175 colour illus.
192 pp., 24,1x21,6 cm, 175 colour illus.
Featuring more than 100 extraordinary pieces from around the world and spanning thousands of years, this book displays the astounding diversity of musical instruments. Highlights include Bronze Age cymbals, the earliest known piano, violins made by S...
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18.99 GBP
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How to Read Chinese Ceramics
ISBN: PB: 9781588395719,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
September 2015
144 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 180 colour illus.
144 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 180 colour illus.
Chinese ceramics are among the most significant and widely collected decorative arts produced anywhere in the world, with a history that spans millennia. Despite the saturation of Chinese ceramics in global culture – in English, the word "china" has...
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How to Read Islamic Carpets
ISBN: PB: 9780300208092,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
October 2014
176 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 175 colour illus.
176 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 175 colour illus.
Carpets made in the "Rug Belt" – an area that includes Morocco, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and northern India – have been a source of fascination and collecting since the 13th century. This engaging and accessible book explores the...
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How to Read Oceanic Art
ISBN: PB: 9780300204292,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
June 2014
176 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 200 colour and black&white illus.
176 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 200 colour and black&white illus.
Art from Oceania, the region encompassing the islands of the central and south Pacific, spans hundreds of distinct artistic processes, formats and mediums. Many people's exposure to Oceanic art comes through its influence on the work of European arti...
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How to Read Greek Vases
ISBN: PB: 9780300155235,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
November 2010
112 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 75 black&white illus., 100 colour illus.
112 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 75 black&white illus., 100 colour illus.
How is it possible today to gain insight into the culture that flourished in ancient Greece over 2,500 years ago? Works of art are eloquent intermediaries. This generously illustrated volume provides an introduction to the painted pottery that served...
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How to Read Chinese Paintings
ISBN: PB: 9780300141870,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
June 2008
184 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 175 colour illus.
184 pp., 26,6x20,3 cm, 175 colour illus.
The Chinese often use the expression du hua, "to read a painting", in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume closely 'reads' thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopaedic collection of The Metropo...
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