Bücher von Joan Evans

This volume contains a history of jewellery during the period 1100-1870, with a special focus on European jewellery. With detailed descriptions, interesting historical information, and authentic pictures of notable examples, this illustrated guide will appeal to all with an interest in the history and development of jewellery. Contents include: ¿The Early Middle Ages¿, ¿The Gothic Period¿, ¿The Later Middle Ages¿, ¿The Early Renaissance¿, ¿The Later Renaissance¿, ¿The Seventeenth Century¿, ¿The Eighteenth Century¿, ¿1789-1870¿, ¿Envoi¿, ¿Bibliography¿, and ¿Index¿. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of jewellery and jewellery making.

A selection of Ruskin's finest writings on painting, sculpture and architecture.

Austrian conductor Hans Rosbaud was a leading figure in European musical life from the late 1920s until his death in 1962.

Originally published in 1938, this volume provides a detailed study of the Romanesque style as exemplified by the architecture of the Cluniac Monastic Order. The key features of Cluniac architectural style are discussed in detail and observations are supported with a broad variety of illustrative examples.

Within France, a country rich in archtecture, amongst the Romanesque and Gothic churches and the Renaissance chateaux, the domestic architecture of the monasteries has been overlooked. Originally published in 1964, this book was the first study of French domestic monastic architecture since the Renaissance.

Originally published in 1950, this book examines the art of the Cluniac religious order, specifically the sources of Cluniac iconography and the ways in which the life, practices and needs of the Order influenced the development of its art. The text is illustrated with with over 200 photographs of Cluniac manuscripts, sculpture and architecture.