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Product Identifiers
PublisherPhaidon Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100714831689
ISBN-139780714831688
eBay Product ID (ePID)680320
Product Key Features
Book TitleEarly Christian and Byzantine Art : A&I
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory / Medieval, Subjects & Themes / Religious, History / General
Publication Year1997
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorJohn Lowden
Book SeriesArt and Ideas Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight31.1 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Reviews'The format is wonderful and offers what had long been missing in academic studies: usable manuals for specific themes or periods...I am definitely not alone in welcoming Art & Ideas as a precious set of teaching tools.' (Joachim Pissarro, Yale University), 'One could not praise too highly its lucidity and balance. If it were a novel, one would even speak of its un-put-downability.' (Sister Wendy Beckett) 'Comprehensive and illuminating. Explicates an enormous amount of material with eloquence and enthusiasm.' ( Booklist ) 'The best short study in English. John Lowden has a facility for presenting his subject without presuming too much or saying too little. Compact in style and beautiful to look at, this is a likeable as well as a learned book.' ( Catholic Herald ), 'One could not praise too highly its lucidity and balance. If it were a novel, one would even speak of its un-put-downability.' (Sister Wendy Beckett) 'Comprehensive and illuminating. Explicates an enormous amount of material with eloquence and enthusiasm.' (Booklist) 'The best short study in English. John Lowden has a facility for presenting his subject without presuming too much or saying too little. Compact in style and beautiful to look at, this is a likeable as well as a learned book.' (Catholic Herald), 'Art & Ideas has broken new ground in making accessible authoritative views on periods, movements and concepts in art. As a series it represents a real advance in publishing.' (Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate London)
Grade FromEighth Grade
Dewey Decimal709/.0212
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisJohn Lowden provides an authoritative account of early Christian and Byzantine art from the third century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. From the grandest public buildings to the smallest personal items, it was - and still is - an art of extraordinary directness, but also of mystery and transcendence. Lowden explains how and why early Christian and Byzantine art was made and used, and situates it within the controversies of its time.