Spivey Nigel Jonathan (80 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Vg. Dust Jacket Condition: Vg. 368 pages. Green binding with gold lettering on spine. Color and B/W illustrations throughout the book. Previous owner's name at top of ffep. Blind stamp of previuos owner on ffep. Top corner tip of front cover and top of spine bumped a little. Dust Jacket wrinkled at top corner tips and top of spine. Heavy, oversize book will need additional postage for Priority and/or International shipping. Photos of book on request. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. …

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Etruscan Art. Book.

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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xxi, 273 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-264) and index. Contents; 'War minus the shooting' -- In training for beautiful goodness -- The programme of agony -- Sweet victory -- The politics of contest -- Olympia: the origins -- Olympia: the afterlife. Subjects; Olympia (Greece : Ancient sanctuary). Classical World. Athletics. Olympic games (Ancient) History. Olympic games (Ancient). Olympics History. Olympics. Sports and state Greece. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: NEW. 272 pages, illustrations; 27 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. *** "Nigel Spivey takes on one of the greatest taboos in Western culture in this brilliantly original work of cultural history: why is so much pain depicted in the art of the West? Beginning with a meditation on Auschwitz, the prizewinning author then takes us on a journey that encompasses the stone-bound screams of classical sculpture, the many depictions of the Crucifixion, the Massacre of the Innocents and St. Sebastians pierced with arrows, self-portraits of the aging Rembrandt, and the tortured art of Vincent van Gogh. Exploring the tender, complex rapport between art and pain, Spivey guides us through the twentieth-century photographs of casualties of war, Edvard Munch's The Scream, and back to the recorded horrors of the Holocaust. Beauty and disfigurement, violence and thrill, horror and comfort--these are pairings fostered throughout Western art, for causes as various as religious martyrdom, judicial torment, artistic virtuosity, and erotic gratification. The ancient Greeks invented tragic drama: but how far was pity for tragedy's victims tempered by the notion of just deserts? The first Christians preached Christ Crucified: why then did it take some five hundred years before images appeared of Christ on the cross? The Massacre of the Innocents was an event that never happened: for what reasons were artists of the Italian Renaissance so eager to show it convincingly? Enduring Creation reveals the amazing power of art to console, to warn, to prepare the viewer for the harsher experiences of life, raising intriguing questions: Can pain be beautiful? Do we always pity suffering? Are sainthood and sadomasochism linked? This compelling study concludes with a positive message of hope for the enduring human spirit. / Nigel Spivey is Lecturer in Classics and Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. His publications include the prizewinning Understanding Greek Sculpture (1996)." - Publisher. Size: 4to. Collectible.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 272 pages: illustrations (black and white), portraits; 27 cm. "Published by arrangement with Thames & Hudson Ltd, London" -- title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-266) and index. Subjects; Art History. Pain in art. Art Themes, motives. Spivey, Nigel Jonathan. 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 well-preserved overall. Physical description; xxi, 273 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-264) and index. Contents; 'War minus the shooting' -- In training for beautiful goodness -- The programme of agony -- Sweet victory -- The politics of contest -- Olympia: the origins -- Olympia: the afterlife. Subjects; Olympia (Greece : Ancient sanctuary). Classical World. Athletics. Olympic games (Ancient) History. Olympic games (Ancient). Olympics History. Olympics. Sports and state Greece. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 272 pages: illustrations (black and white), portraits; 27 cm. "Published by arrangement with Thames & Hudson Ltd, London" -- title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-266) and index. Subjects; Art History. Pain in art. Art Themes, motives. Spivey, Nigel Jonathan. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects: Mythology, Greek ; Fiction. Gods, Greek. 1 Kg.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:9780500237106.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 168 pages. A couple of minor marks on sound cover. Slightly large size (24 cm x 19 cm) hardback. NO dust jacket. Etruscan Italy: An Archaeological History, 1280-400 B.C.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Pbk, 240 pages : illustrations (142 in black and white) ; 24 cm. A clean unmarked copy in fine condition. Contents : The Greek revolution -- Daedalus and the wings of techne -- Sacred decoration -- Heroes apparent -- From Marathon to the Parthenon -- In search of Pheidias -- Revealing Aphrodite -- The patronage of kings -- Graecia Capta. [Sculpture, Greek History - Sculpture, Classical Appreciation Greece - Art and religion Greece - Sculpture, Greek Political aspects] h2052 / m15952.…