Nuns as Artists

Nuns as Artists
Author: Jeffrey F. Hamburger
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 362
Release: 1997-05-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520203860

"Hamburger's singular discovery of a group of devotional drawings made by an anonymous nun . . . is here presented with magisterial learning, theoretical sophistication, and deep human sympathy."—V. A. Kolve, University of California, Los Angeles

Miniature Painting in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from the Twelfth to the Fourteenth Century

Miniature Painting in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from the Twelfth to the Fourteenth Century
Author: Sirarpie Der Nersessian
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1993
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780884022022

Sirarpie Der Nersessian's scholarship has influenced the understanding of Armenian art and its Byzantine context. These two volumes are the culmination of six decades devoted to the exploration of Armenian art, and reflect a deep knowledge of the manuscripts and their creators.

Catalogue of the Extensive, Important and Valuable Collection of Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters

Catalogue of the Extensive, Important and Valuable Collection of Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters
Author: William Tite
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2023-05-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3382507315

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Songs, Scribes, and Society

Songs, Scribes, and Society
Author: Jane Alden
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 0195381521

Songs, Scribes, and Society explores the cultural and musical importance of five 15th-century Chansonniers - personalized, portable, and lavishly decorated songbooks - from the Loire Valley of France. Author Jane Alden treats the Chansonniers as physical artifacts to reveal their cultural context and its relationship to their commission, creation, and use.