The Wyvern Collection : medieval and Renaissance sculpture and metalwork / Paul Williamson

Author:: Williamson, Paul, 1954-
Additional Titles:: Medieval and Renaissance sculpture and metalwork
Published:: London ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2018.
Copyright Date:: ©2018
Physical Description:: 384 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: The Catalogue -- I.The Late Antique and Byzantine Periods -- Catalogue numbers 1--8 -- II.The Romanesque and Early Gothic Periods, 1050--1200 -- Catalogue numbers 9--44 -- III.The Thirteenth Century -- Catalogue numbers 45--68 -- IV.The Fourteenth Century -- Catalogue numbers 69--92 -- V.The First Half of the Fifteenth Century -- Catalogue numbers 93--126 -- VI.The Second Half of the Fifteenth Century -- Catalogue numbers 127--164 -- VII.The First Half of the Sixteenth Century -- Catalogue numbers 165--179 -- VIII.Later Objects -- Catalogue numbers 180---187.

Summary:

This is the definitive catalogue of one of the most important collections of medieval art that exists in private hands, not previously accessible to the public. Comprised of outstanding European sculptures of the medieval period, as well as some Late Antique and Byzantine pieces and related works of the post-medieval era, this stunning volume includes detailed descriptions of many items rarely or never before seen in print.

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ISBN:

0500021775 (hardback)
9780500021774 (hardback)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of Acquisition:

Purchased with funds from the Barbara S. Klein Libraries Collection Endowment in Art History and International Affairs; 2018

Endowment Note:

Barbara S. Klein Libraries Collection Endowment in Art History and International Affairs

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