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New York / New Haven, Connecticut: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 2004. Hardcover. VG (Boards are lightly edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid.)/VG- (DJ has a very small scuff/blemish on the back cover and is edgeworn a bit.). 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… Read More

New York / New Haven, Connecticut: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 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… Read More

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-10-01. Paperback. Very Good. 11x9x1. This Book is in Very Good condition.All items ship within 24 hours. Packaging is 100% Recyclable. Most items purchased from Charitable organizations. A portion of each sale is also donated to a monthly charity, check your package for this months charity. Reuse-Recycle-Rebook!

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 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… Read More

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997-03-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004. 658 pages in near fine condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with illustrations throughout. Previous owner's inscription on the ffep. Page edges are lightly smudged. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Illustrated dustjacket in near fine condition, lightly worn around the edges. NF/NF. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-10-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012. Hardback edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 332 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. Subjects; Islamic art ; Exhibitions. Art, Byzantine Influence ; Exhibitions. Christian art and symbolism Byzantine Empire ; Exhibitions. Byzantine Empire History 527-1081. Byzantine Empire Civilization Islamic influences.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997-04-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!