new haven published for the paul mellon centre for studies in british art by yale university press (164 risultati)

29,5 x 25,5 cm ; Pp. ; Condizione: Gut. 288 S. ; Großformatige englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe mit Schutzumschlag, 288 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Buchrücken mit kleiner Druckstelle. Gutes Exemplar. pw559 ISBN: 0300085206.

Second Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 414 p : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. Subjects; Sculpture, British. Sculpture, Victorian Great Britain. Sculpture, Modern 20th century Great Britain. 2 Kg.

1st edition. Provenance: Bookplate of J. F. Ashby. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 350 pp.: illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. Subjects; Gilbert, Alfred 1854-1934. Biographies. English sculptor, medalist, and goldsmith, 1854-1934. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 216 pages: illustrations (some color); 29 cm. Subjects: Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) 1775-1851 Criticism and interpretation.Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) 1775-1851 Travel Italy. Italy Description and travel. Painters Great Britain 19th century. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to, 312pp. With 86 illus. and 48 pages of notes. Black cloth with gilt lettered spine in illus. dust jacket, both very good indeed.

Third Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 1264 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Subjects; Architects Great Britain. DICTIONARY. Architects. Great Britain. Architects Great Britain ; Biography ; Dictionaries. Architecture. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Minor library marks remain.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 236 pages; Physical description: xi, 236 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Church of England - Churches - General - Tombs and monuments. Sepulchral monuments - England. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. A Catalogue published to accompany the exhibition organized by the Yale Center for British Art. 290 x 245 mm. 328 pp., illustrated throughout, many in colour. [ISBN: 978-0300069464] Clothbound. A fine bright copy in like but very slightly sunned dustwrapper.

Hardcovers. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Verr Good. xv, 192 pages, 88 illustrations. A very clean copy, with only light and minimal ex. ref. library markings.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 252 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. Contents: 1. The Domain of Antiquity -- 2. The Past and its Meanings -- 3. Northern Heroes and National Identity -- 4. The Bards of Britain -- 5. The Druids -- 6. Ancestors and Others: The Origins of England -- 7. The Image of the Briton -- 8. The Megalithic Landscape -- 9. Garden Design and the Prehistoric Past -- 10. Conclusion. Subjects: To 449; Prehistoric peoples Great Britain Historiography; Celts Great Britain Historiography; Druids and druidism Historiography; Romanticism Great Britain; Britons Historiography; Art, British. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxi, 347 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm. Series; Studies in British art. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction / M.H. Port -- The old Houses of Parliament / M.H. Port -- The Houses of Parliament competition / M.H. Port -- Barry and Pugin : a collaboration / Phoebe B. Stanton -- Select committees and estimates : the collaboration continued / Phoebe B. Stanton and M.H. Port -- Problems of building in the 1840's / M.H. Port -- The collaboration renewed : Barry and Pugin, 1844-52 / Phoebe B. Stanton -- Barry's last years : the new palace in the 1850's / M.H. Port -- The completion of the new palace, 1860-70 / M.H. Port -- The techniques of the building / Denis Smith -- The building services / Denis Smith -- The palace of history and art / M.H. Port, Benedict Read, John Christian, Shirley Bury, T.S.R. Boase -- Furniture / Clive Wainwright -- Mother of Parliaments? : architectural influences from the new palace / Priscilla Metcalf. Subjects; Houses of Parliament. Pugin, A. W. Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore 1812-1852. Westminster Palace (London, England). Great Britain. Parliament Architecture. Great Britain. Parliament Art collections. Gothic revival (Architecture) Great Britain. Architecture England London. 1 Kg.

1st Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: viii, 312 pages: illustrations; 27 cm. Summary: By bringing to life those involved in designing and working the institutions and those attacking them too, she offers a view of architectural, cultural and medical practice in the period as a whole."-- Subjects: Hospital architecture Great Britain History. Asylums Great Britain Design and construction History. Hospital buildings Great Britain Design and construction History.Health facilities Great Britain Design and construction History. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. A scholarly review of Danby's life (1793-1861) and work, from his youth in a troubled County Wexford to his time in Bristol and London, before sojourns in Paris and Geneva, prior to a return to London and, ultimately, Exmouth. Contains a catalogue raisonne of over 200 works by Danby, many illustrated. Dust jacket shows the signs of regular use and has a few small nicks. A heavy book, will incur extra postal charges.

Hb in original pictorial dust jacket, 4to, ix,317pp coloured and mono illustrations through out A FINE/FINE Copy.

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; ix, 283 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm. Notes; Based on the author's (Ph. D.) thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) and index. Contents; Royal houses in the Middle Ages -- Yorkists, burgundy and magnificence -- Henry VII -- Henry VIII -- Purpose and function -- Style and form -- The outward chambers -- The inward chambers -- The Tudor royal kitchen: feeding the court -- Hygiene and sanitation -- Sport and recreation -- The household chapel: the religious life of the court -- The Tudor royal interior -- Epilogue. Subjects; Henry VIII, King of England 1491-1547 Homes and haunts. Tudor, House of. Henry VIII, King of England Homes and haunts. Henry VIII, King of England 1491-1547. Tudor, House of. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers, edges somewhat dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 328 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., plans, ports. (some col.) ; 30 cm. Notes; Exhibition catalogue. Bibliography: p. 322-328. Translated from the Russian by Catherine Phillips. Summary; In the 18th century, the Russian Empress Catherine the Great and some of her courtiers developed a taste for British art, and collected some spectacular items. This study tells the story of the acquisition of these treasures and of the cultural relations between Russia and Britain at that time. Subjects; Yale Center for British Art - Exhibitions. Art, British - Russia - History - 18th century. Art, Modern - 17th-18th centuries - Russia. Art, British - Exhibitions. Art - 17th-18th centuries - Russia. Art, Russian - 17th century. Great Britain - Foreign relations - Russia - 18th century. Russia - Foreign relations - Great Britain - (1689-1801). Russia - Foreign relations - Great Britain. History of art & design styles: (c 1800 to c 1900) ; Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours ; Cultural studies ; Bibliographies, catalogues, discographiesBritish Isles ; Russia ; (c 1600 to c 1700) ; (c 1700 to c 1800) ; (c 1800 to c 1900). Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / GeneralArt, British ; Russia ; History ; 18th century ; Art, Modern. 17th-18th centuries. Catherine the Great. Genres; Catalogue. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 306 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index. Subjects: Pearson, John Loughborough 1817-1897; Pearson, John Loughborough; Architects; Gothic revival (Architecture) England; Architects England ; Biography; Architects Great Britain Biography. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 344 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-321) and index. Contents; 1. Introduction -- 2. Imperial City -- 3. The Case for Public Buildings -- 4. The Office of Works, 1851-1873 -- 5. The Office of Works, 1873-1915 -- 6. Art and Science -- 7. Courts of Justice -- 8. Government Offices -- 9. The Costs of Building -- 10. Financing the Costs -- 11. The Golden Age of Competition -- 12. Rival Modes of Selection -- 13. The Battle of the Styles -- 14. A Gothic Triumph -- 15. Classicism Revivified -- 16. Hazards of the Building Process -- App. 1 First Commissioners of Works, 1851-1915 -- App. 2 Secretaries of the Office of Works, 1851-1915 -- App. 3 Major Government Building Works, 1850-1915: Costs, architects and contractors -- App. 4 The Leading Characters. Subjects; Public buildings England London. Public architecture England London. Eclecticism in architecture England London. Civic Architecture, 19th Century : 1830-1900 - England.Civic Architecture, 20th Century : 1900-1945 - England. Civic art and town planning British Isles 19th century. Civic art and town planning British Isles 20th century. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; ix, 212 pp., : illustrations (some color), 30 cm. Subjects; Strawberry Hill. Gothic revival (Architecture) Great Britain. Gardens and garden architecture. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Standard work on Victorian British sculpture. x, 414 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. First edition, first printing. Brown cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear and some creasing to laminate on jacket, closed tear foot of spine at back cover, no incriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 272 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-262) and index. Contents; The Topographical Setting -- Properties and Buildings -- Development of Rooms and Open Spaces, 1200-1600 -- The Fabric and Furnishings of the London House, 1200-1600 -- Construction of Medieval and Tudor Houses in London -- Robert Lee's house, Leadenhall Street (115), Schedule of 1607. Subjects; To 1500. Architecture, Domestic Expertising England London. Architecture, Medieval England London. 1 Kg.

1st edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. Physical description; vii, 399 pp., illustrations (some color), plans, portraits, 27 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-388) and index. Contents; Architecture's meanings in seventeenth-century London -- The civic arena before the Restoration -- The triumphs and entertainments of 1660 and early 1661 -- April 1661 : the coronation entry -- Configuring new London before and after September 1666 -- "Conformity of building, and of heart" -- Talking horses and civic gold : the mid-1670s -- Madness and memory -- Places of public prayer -- Prospects : looking at London, 1679-83. Subjects; Architecture Political aspects and Society Great Britain History 17th century. Buildings. City of London. Restoration Period. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 458 pp.: illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. Contents; Ambitious Young Philhellene -- Florence Chapter -- A Caged Eagle -- Crusade Against Bare Walls -- Breezy Bohemia -- Choosing -- Unbridled Passion -- Royal Academician -- 'Calling off these Studios' -- Sweet Briary -- New Little Holland House -- Polemicist -- Genius Exposed -- Revelations -- New York Sensation -- Hope -- Apex of Art -- 'The Utmost for the Highest' -- Limnerslease -- Sic Transit -- Dual Forces -- Handover to the Nation -- The Colossus Sits -- 'Our Race as Pioneers' -- 'How fast the days go!'. Subjects; Watts, George Frederick 1817-1904. Painters England ; Biography. Symbolism (Art movement) England. Sculptors, British 19th century ; Biography. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: viii, 248 pages: illustrations; 27 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-236) and index. Subjects: Beaumont, George Howland (British collector and painter, 1753-1827). National Gallery (Great Britain). Art patrons Great Britain; Biography. Nobility Great Britain; Biography. Art patrons. Nobility. Beaumont, George Howland, Sir. Art patrons Great Britain; Biography.Painters, British; Biography. Art Collectors and collecting Great Britain History. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Colour & Black and White illustrations and photographs. Very Good in Very Good- Dust Jacket. DJ a little marked with slight bump at back, but protected by removable clear cover. Book has tiny amount of wear at spine top & tail and corners, otherwise in lovely condition.

FIRST EDITION 4to. pale green cloth hardback, in unclipped dust jacket. 317pp., Indexed, profusely illustrated in colour and b/w throughout. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY in VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. (Shelf 16/97) ISBN: 0300079648 PLEASE NOTE: Heavy BOOK (1.6 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

FIRST EDITION Large 8vo. blue cloth hardback, silver gilt, in unclipped dust jacket. 227pp., Indexed, profusely illustrated in colour and b/w. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY in VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. (Shelf 16) ISBN: 9780300135435 PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK (1 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: vi, 314 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index.Contents: Introduction -- Precedents -- The Trade -- The Furnishings -- Strawberry Hill -- Fonthill Abbey -- Abbotsford: the beginning -- Abbotsford: the completion -- Charlecote Park -- Goodrich Court -- Conclusion -- Notes to the text -- Index. Subjects: Fonthill Abbey.Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England). Interior decoration England History 18th century. Interior decoration England History 19th century. Art, Medieval. Art, Renaissance. Art Collectors and collecting England. Art Collectors and collecting. Art, Medieval. Art, Renaissance.Interior decoration. Kunstverzamelaars. Interieurkunst. Arte (colecoes em museus). 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; xxxv, 349 pages, [12] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. Subjects; Reynolds, Joshua Sir 1723-1792 Teachings. Africa Resources Trust Early works to 1800. Art. 1 Kg.

Original Boards. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. With b/w & coloured decorated endpapers, plates & illustrations. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners & dustjacket. ; This scholarly work delves into the formative years of the Royal Academy's exhibitions held at Somerset House, offering a detailed study of the institution's role in the development and promotion of the arts in late 18th and early 19th century Britain. Through meticulous research and analysis, Solkin provides readers with insights into the artistic, social, and political dynamics that shaped these exhibitions. The book includes a rich array of illustrations and examines the contributions of various artists, patrons, and critics to the Academy, making it an invaluable resource for understanding the impact of these exhibitions on the art world and British society. ; Quarto; xii, 278 pages.