Cambridge Illustrated Atlas : Warfare : The Middle Ages 768-1487; Nicholas Hooper, Matthew Bennett; Hardcover; $35.96; Book News, Inc., 08/01/96: From the accession of Charlemagne to the end of the Wars of the Roses, documents European warfare with substantial narratives illustrated by colorful maps, diagrams, drawings, reproductions of medieval art, and photographs of localities and artifacts. A section also describes theory and practice.
The Cathedral Builders (Peoples of the Past); Marie-Pierre Perdrizet, Mary Beth Raycraft (Translator); Library Binding; $16.40; Describes the construction of Gothic cathedrals and the significance they had in the lives of those who built them.
Draw! Medieval Fantasies; Damon J. Reinagle; Paperback; $8.05; Offers step-by-step instructions for drawing dragons, castles, and other objects of the medieval world; covers basic skills as well as advanced drawing techniques.
Early Medieval (Medieval Academy Reprint for Teaching, No 29); George Henderson; Hardcover; $20.95; Book News, Inc., 03/01/94: Henderson (medieval art, U. of Cambridge) surveys the characteristics and changes of art styles in Europe from about the fifth century to about the tenth. Suitable as an undergraduate text. The quality of the black-and-white illustrations is quite low for an art book, but then so is the price. First published in 1972 as a volume in Penguin's Style and Civilization series.
Illuminations; Jonathan Hunt; Paperback; $5.35; "From alchemist to zither, Hunt explains things Arthurian in easily understood words and detailed, often dramatic ink-and-watercolor paintings evocative of medieval illuminated manuscripts. . . . This (book) will pique the interest of readers and serve as a handy companion to contemporary fictional retelling of Arthurian lore."--Publishers Weekly. Full color.
Master of Death : The Lifeless Art of Pierre Remiet, Illuminator; Michael Camille; Hardcover; $36.00; Midwest Book Review: Camille spent over 12 years in Europe and the U. S. tracking down medieval manuscripts that contain the work of one little-known manuscript illuminator Pierre Remiet. At once a biography of Remiet, an art history, and a review of daily life in medieval times, this title will prove hard to classify: though it will end up in art collections, its value as a rich probe of medieval images, daily life, and history should not be overlooked.
The Pictorial Arts of the West : 800-1200 (Yale University Press Pelican History of Art); C. R. Dodwell; Hardcover; $65.00; Book News, Inc., 11/01/93: The western world between 800 and 1200 witnessed a flowering of the pictorial arts which encompassed manuscript, wall, and panel painting, and the crafts of stained glass, mosaic, and embroidery--all surveyed in this lavishly illustrated account which concludes in the 12th century with an examination of international Romanesque extending from Scandinavia in the north to Jerusalem in the south.
Portals, Pilgrimage, and Crusade in Western Tuscany; Dorothy F. Glass; Hardcover; $39.50; In this lucid and well documented examination of nine lintels of churches in western Tuscany, all dating from the second half of the twelfth century, Dorothy Glass places the region in the context of international pilgrimage and crusade. Although it is known that Italians were settled in the Holy Land well before the first Crusade, Italian medieval art has only occasionally been addressed from this point of view. With a seasoned eye and an extensive historical knowledge, Glass considers the iconography, style, and meaning of architectural sculpture in and around Pisa, Lucca, and Pistoia sites at the nexus of medieval trade, travel, and pilgrimage.
Lucca, for instance, was home to the famed Volto Santo, while the cathedral at Pistoia housed a piece of the head of Saint James Major acquired from Santiago de Compostela in Spain where the saint's body was purportedly found. The famed port at Pisa was used by pilgrims and crusaders from both Italy and northern Europe to embark for the East. Sculpted mainly by Adeodatus, Gruamons, and Biduinus, the portals of the churches in these cities depict such seemingly broad subjects as incidents from the life and miracles of Saint Nicholas, the Entry into Jerusalem, the Mission of the Apostles, the Last Supper, and the Magi before Herod. As Glass explains here, these subjects, some unique in monumental sculpture, addressed a number of audiences: local citizens, crusaders, and pilgrims. In addition to the art historical literature, Glass delves into such matters as the relationship between the visual arts and medieval theater, Italian settlements in the Latin East, trade routes, relics, and the revival and uses of pagan antiquity.
The Power of Women : A Topos in Medieval Art and Literature; Susan L. Smith; Hardcover; $45.95; Book News, Inc., 12/01/95: From the "patristic" period through the 16th century, examples of disorderly women from the Bible, antiquity, and romance were cited to prove that women exercise a power that no man, however superior his moral and physical qualities, can resist. Smith's study of this "Power of Women" topos in written texts and in art emphasizes the critical phase of its development from the late 12th to the end of the 14th century when, she argues, the topos was somewhat subverted. B&w illustrations.
Romanesque Art (Perspectives); Andreas Petzold; Paperback; $15.26; Book News, Inc., 11/30/96: The author, assistant curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and a professor at the Open University, examines medieval European art in the context of its relationship to the art of Byzantium and Islam, tracing the influences among these cultures through trade and the Crusades. Well illustrated, and a great bargain.
The Viking Art of War; Paddy Griffith; Hardcover; $31.46; This book is full of facts and details of the vikings. It includes Viking tactics on both land and sea. Some insight to their choice of weapons and armor. Infomantion on their ships. When and why the Vikings Raiding.
Table of Contents List of Tables and Figures Glossary Preface 1. A Military Analysis of the Vikings The Vikings Defined The Meeting Between Civilian and Military Myth and Reality 2. The Causes of Viking Expansion The Legacy of the Romans More Defeats than Victories: Expansion Attempts, 793-911 The Second Viking Onslaught, 911-1066 The Vikings and their Neighbours 3. Strategic Mobility The Alleged Reliability of Viking Navigation An Essentially Coastal Navy The Boats Themselves Overland Movement 4. The Viking Notion of Strategy Four Types of Viking Warfare Some Principles of Strategy Numbers Likely to be Engaged 5. The Composition of Armies The Classification of Troop Types Viking C"superscript 3"I Engineering 6. Arms and Armour Missile Arms Defences Close Quarter Arms 7. Battle Land Battle Sea Battle Counting the Cost Conclusion: The Vikings' Place in the Evolution of 'the Art of War' Sources Index
1000 Years of Swiss Art; Heinz Horat (Editor); Hardcover; $45.00
The Age of the Cathedrals : Art and Society 980-1420; Georges Duby; Paperback; $16.16
The Ages of Man : Medieval Interpretations of the Life Cycle; Elizabeth Sears; Hardcover; $67.50
Ancient Art : The Challenge to Modern Thought; Lloyd Laing, Jennifer Laing; Hardcover; $45.00
Ars Sacra 800-1200 (Pelican History of Art); Peter Lasko; Hardcover; $65.00
Art and Architecture in Italy 1250-1400 (Yale University Press Pelican History of Art); John White; Paperback; $27.50
Art and Architecture in Medieval France : Medieval Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Manuscripts, the Art of the Church Treasuries; Whitney S. Stoddard; Paperback; $24.00
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages; Umberto Eco; Paperback; $9.00
Art and Eloquence in Byzantium; Henry Maguire; Paperback; $17.96
The Art of Devotion in the Late Middle Ages in Europe 1300-1500; Henk Van Os, Michael Hoyle (Translator); Hardcover; $52.50
Art of the Byzantine Empire, 312-1453 : Sources and Documents; Cyril Mango; Paperback; $15.95
Art of the Celts (World of Art); Lloyd Laing, Jennifer Laing; Paperback; $13.45
The Art of the Crusaders in the Holy Land 1098-1187; Jaroslav Folda; Hardcover; $95.00
Art of War in the Middle Ages A. D. 378-1515; Charles W. Oman; Paperback; $10.95
Cathedral the Story of Its Construction; David MacCaulay, David MacAulay; Paperback; $7.15
Clip Art of the Christian World; Aelred-Seton Shanley (Editor); Paperback; $29.95
A Coloring Book of Ancient Ireland; Wendy Stein, et al; Paperback; $3.56
Crusading Warfare, 1097-1193 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought); R. C. Smail; Paperback; $19.95
A Distant City : Images of Urban Experience in the Medieval World; Chiara Frugoni, William McCuaig (Translator); Hardcover; $47.50
Duccio Di Buoninsegna (Library Great Masters); Cecilia Jannella; Paperback; $12.99
Early English Art and Architecture : Archaeology and Society; Lloyd Laing, Jennifer Laing; Hardcover; $40.46
Early Medieval Art : Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque (World of Art); John Beckwith; Paperback; $13.45
Early Medieval Art, 300-1150 : Sources and Documents Vol 17; Caecelia Davis-Weyer, Caecilia Davis-Weyer; Paperback; $13.95
From the Isles of the North : Medieval Art in Ireland and Britain; International Conference on Insular Art 1994 Ulster Museum)/ Bourke, Cormac Bourke; Paperback; $49.46
Giotto and Medieval Art : The Lives and Works of the Medieval Artists (Masters of Art); Lucia Corrain, et al; Library Binding; $22.95
God, Cosmos, and Humankind : The World of Early Christian Symbolism; Gerhart B. Ladner; Hardcover; $45.00
The Golden Age of English Manuscript Painting 1200-1500; Nigel J. Morgan, Richard Marks; Paperback; $18.86
Goldsmiths (Medieval Craftsmen Series); John Cherry; Paperback; $18.86
Gothic Art (World of Art); Andrew Martindale; Paperback; $13.45
The Gothic Cathedral : Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order (Bollingen Series, 48) Vol 48; Otto Georg Von, Simson, Otto Von Simson; Paperback; $15.26
The Gothic Image; Religious Art in France of the Thirteenth Century.; Emile M-Ale, Emile Male; Paperback; $24.00
Gothic Sculpture 1140-1300 (Yale University Press Pelican History of Art); Paul Williamson; Hardcover; $65.00
Grail : From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol (Mythos : Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology); Roger Sherman Loomis; Paperback; $11.65
Green Man : The Archetype of Our Oneness With the Earth; William Anderson; Paperback; $16.20
A Guide to Art : A Handy Reference to Artists, Their Works, and Artistic Movements from the Fourteenth Century to the Present Day; Sandro Sproccati (Editor); Hardcover; $26.96
The Heritage of Giotto's Geometry : Art and Science on the Eve of the Scientific Revolution; Samuel Y. Edgerton; Hardcover; $55.00
High Gothic : The Classic Cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, Amiens; Hans Jantzen; Paperback; $16.16
The Illuminated Manuscripts of Medieval Spain; Mireille Mentre; Hardcover; $67.50
Islamic Metalwork (Eastern Art); Rachel Ward; Paperback; $14.35
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in New Zealand Collections; Margaret M. Manion, et al; Hardcover; $40.50
Medieval Art; Marilyn Stokstad; Paperback; $30.00
Medieval Art : A Topical Dictionary; Leslie Ross; Hardcover; $75.00
Medieval Beasts; Ann Payne; Hardcover; $32.40
The Medieval Menagerie : Animals in the Art of the Middle Ages; Janetta Rebold Benton; Hardcover; $26.96
The Middle Ages (Cambridge Introduction to Art) Vol 2; Anne Shaver-Crandell, Annie Shaver-Crandell; Paperback; $11.65
Monte Cassino in the Middle Ages (Parts 1-11); Herbert Bloch; Hardcover; $175.00
Monuments of Medieval Art; Robert G. Calkins; Paperback; $17.95
Muqarnas : An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture Vol 1; Oleg Grabar (Editor); Hardcover; $40.00
Muqarnas : An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture : The Art of the Mamluks Vol 2; Oleg Grabar (Editor); Hardcover; $40.00
The Origins of Renaissance Art : The Baptistery Doors, Florence; Antonio Paolucci; Hardcover; $54.00
Painters (Medieval Craftsmen); Paul Binski, Pual Binski; Paperback; $18.86
Pattern Glass Mugs; John B. Mordock, Walter L. Adams; Paperback; $34.95
Picturing the Passion in Late Medieval Italy : Narrative Painting, Franciscan Ideologies, and the Levant; Anne Derbes; Hardcover; $75.00
The Pursuit of Power : Technology, Armed Force and Society Since A.D. 1000; William H. McNeill; Paperback; $14.95
Religious Art in France : The Late Middle Ages : A Study of Medieval Iconography and Its Sources (Studies in Religious Iconography) Vol 90; Emile Male, Harry Bober; Hardcover; $99.50
Religious Art in France : The Thirteenth Century, a Study of Medieval Iconography and Its Sources (Bollingen Series Xc:2); Emile Male; Hardcover; $125.00
The Samurai (No. 23 Elite Series) Vol 23; Anthony Briant; Paperback; $11.65
The Shaping of Art History : Wilhelm Voge, Adolph Goldschmidt, and the Study of Medieval Art; Kathryn Brush; Hardcover; $65.00
Sumptuous Arts at the Royal Abbeys in Reims and Braine : Ornatus Elegantiae, Varietate Stupendes; Madeline Harrison, Caviness; Hardcover; $120.00
Treasures in Heaven : Armenian Illuminated Manuscripts; Thomas F. Mathews, Roger S. Wieck (Editor); Paperback; $39.50
Victory in the East : A Military History of the First Crusade; John France; Hardcover; $59.95
War in the Middle Ages; Philippe Contamine, et al; Paperback; $20.66