ISBN: 9781907804878 - the scher collection of commemorative medals (14 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+/VG+. A dark gray casebound book with the title in debossed bronze lettering down the spine. There is a color illustrated matte dust jacket with the title in brown and in blue down a white spine. The free and pasted end pages are red. Pages: (5), 6-655. Profusely illustrated with color images. Contents are as follows: Introduction -- Hunting the wild aftercast: confessions of a medal collector / by Stephen K. Scher -- Note to the reader / by Aimee Ng -- Italy. Art at its apex: the medals of Italy / by Ulrich Pfisterer -- Germany and Austria. A handy mirror for princes and citizens: the rise and dissemination of medals in Germany / by Martin Hirsch -- France. "Proof stones of history": the medal in France, 1400-1900 / by Mark Jones -- The Netherlands. Perspectives in metal: a history of medals of the Low Countries / by Jan Pelsdonk -- England. Illustrating an island nation: the medals of Britain / by Christopher Eimer -- Russia and Scandinavia. The tale of the elephant, the lion, the dragon and other extinct animals: the early history of medallic art in Denmark, Sweden, and Russia / by Marie-Astrid Pelsdonk -- Switzerland, Mexico, and the United States -- Artist biographies -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photographic credits.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 592 pages. 11.75x9.50x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Condizione: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnDr. Stephen K. Scher, a world-renowned scholar of art history, grew up in New York City. He began collecting portrait medals as a graduate student at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, where he earned his Mas.

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Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. The Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection is considered the world's greatest private collection of portrait medals, rivalling many collections in international museums. Fame and Immortality is a fully illustrated catalogue of the entire Scher Collection and is an essential resource for scholars, students and curators. Portrait medals were developed during the Italian Renaissance and are central to the history of European portraiture, flourishing as an art form until the nineteenth century. Though less familiar to us now than painting and sculpture, these exquisitely crafted objects, made from lead, bronze, silver or gold, were produced in large numbers to commemorate individuals, to acknowledge special events, and to disseminate the power of their sitters. The study of the portrait medal has become, through the work of Dr. Scher and others, a burgeoning area of new scholarship. Excellent reproductions of all medals to size, with details of obverse, reverse and full captions, are accompanied by scholarly essays, interesting facts and historical references in this important new volume. AUTHOR: Stephen K. Scher is an art historian and the founder of the Stephen K. Scher Lecture on the History of the Medal. 1830 colour images "It is an honor and pleasure to publish this imposing volume on the outstanding Stephen K. and Janie Woo Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - - Will have long-term value for collectors and others.- An art historian and industrialist, as well as former chair of the Art Department, Brown University Stephen Scher is a specialist in late medieval art and Renaissance portrait medals, and a frequent lecturer on these subjects.- All medals will be illustrated recto and verso at actual size and accompanied by a tombstone, short descriptive text, and full academic apparatus.- Essays by contributing scholars make this the go-to definitive publication on this subject.- This item is nonreturnable.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. The Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection is considered the world's greatest private collection of portrait medals, rivalling many collections in international museums. Fame and Immortality is a fully illustrated catalogue of the entire Scher Collection and is an essential resource for scholars, students and curators. Portrait medals were developed during the Italian Renaissance and are central to the history of European portraiture, flourishing as an art form until the nineteenth century. Though less familiar to us now than painting and sculpture, these exquisitely crafted objects, made from lead, bronze, silver or gold, were produced in large numbers to commemorate individuals, to acknowledge special events, and to disseminate the power of their sitters. The study of the portrait medal has become, through the work of Dr. Scher and others, a burgeoning area of new scholarship. Excellent reproductions of all medals to size, with details of obverse, reverse and full captions, are accompanied by scholarly essays, interesting facts and historical references in this important new volume. AUTHOR: Stephen K. Scher is an art historian and the founder of the Stephen K. Scher Lecture on the History of the Medal. 1830 colour images "It is an honor and pleasure to publish this imposing volume on the outstanding Stephen K. and Janie Woo Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…