James Harper Marlene Eidelheit (7 results)

Condition: acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. text clean and unmarked. binding tight. boards have very light wear. edges of pages have very light wear.

Condition: Very Good. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! May have signs of use, wear and minor cosmetic defects.

Condition: Sehr gut. Erstauflage / First edition. Bll. + 188 S. mit duotone (Grafiken) u. meist. farbig. Abbildungen der Wandteppiche u.a. * Ausstellung / Exhibition in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York u. im Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene Oregon März 2017 bis Januar 2018 +++++ Bestellungen, die zwischen Donnerstag, dem 8. Oktober, und Sonntag, dem 11. Oktober, aufgegeben werden, werden am Montag, dem 11. Oktober, bearbeitet und versandt. Orders placed from Thursday, Oct. 8 to Sunday, Oct. 11 will be processed and shipped on Monday, Oct. 11. +++++ Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600 Gr.-4°, OIll.-GanzKarton (Gebunden/Fadenheftung). Gutes Exemplar.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued. 188 pages 100 illustrations in color. Foreword by Jill Hartz. Photography by John Bigelow Taylor and Dianne Dubler. Illustrated boards. Index. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. New oversized hardcover in matte case wraps. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. 4to. (10.1 x 0.92 x 12.32 inches) Includes an index, photos, maps, and high-quality art prints. 176 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. This book is the result of an intense conservation effort, which restored these magnificent works of art to their former glory after a fire burnt two of the tapestries and damaged four more in 2001. Accompanied by two important exhibitions on America's East and West coasts. These tapestries are fragments of history: they were once displayed at St. Peter's Basilica and in the Sistine Chapel. This book is the first sustained scholastic treatment of the Life of Christ tapestries, which were commissioned by Pope Urban VIII's nephew, Cardinal Francesco Barberini. Covering over 2800 square feet, the series is one of the grandest monuments of seventeenth century Rome. A close reading of each panel sets the tapestries into a number of overlapping contexts; they indicate the stylistic advances of the high Baroque period, as well the political and social agendas of their patrons. The introductory chapter lays out the context of Urban VIII's Rome. Subsequent chapters reconstruct the history of Cardinal Barberini's private tapestry commissions, and the activity of Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, the supervising designer of the Life of Christ. The contemporary usage and display of the tapestries is discussed, as is the transfer of the series to the United States and its subsequent display in New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The final chapter is dedicated to technical aspects of the panels, recounting their recent conservation.…

Condition: Neuf.