Neatly Dissected for the Instruction of Young Ladies and Gentlemen in the Knowledge of Geography: John Spilsbu...
HARDCOVER VERSION. Also available in softcover version. John Spilsbury, who styled himself an "Engraver and Map Dissector in Wood, in Order to Facilitate the Teaching of Geography," is credited with the invention of "dissected maps"•hand-colored maps, printed from copper plates, which were mounted o... More info
Zwischen van de Velde und Bauhaus. Otto Dorfner und ein wichtiges Kapitel der Einbandkunst. Otto Dorfner et la...
In German and French. Exhibition catalogue. More info
Marseilles, Genoa & Pisa: A Beatrix Potter Photograph Album: Representing a Pictorial Biography.
Introduction by Ivy Trent. This facsimile edition reproduces photographs, mostly attributed to Potter`s father, amateur photographer Rupert Potter, in an arrangement telling the story of her life. The photographs range from studio photographs of Beatrix Potter as a baby and toddler, to one taken in ... More info
Christopher Plantin`s Books of Hours: Illustration and Production.
An in-depth examination of Plantin`s large-scale production of books of hours, comprising a survey of their illustration as well as accounts of the general process by which they were printed. A pioneer study of great interest both from the art-historical and from the bibliographical point of view. C... More info
The Utrecht Psalter in Medieval Art. Picturing the Psalms of David.
With authorative contributions on the historical, stylistic, and iconographic context of this masterpiece of Carolingian Renaissance by R. McKitterick, K. van der Horst, K. Corrigan, F. Mütherich, and W. Noel, and including the catalogue of the 1996 exhibition on the Utrecht Psalter at the Museum Ca... More info
Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem (1562-1638). Patrons, Friends and Dutch Humanists.
The book presents the first discussion of all the known prints executed after Cornelis` designs and considers the following topics in relationship to the prints: the engravers and publishers, the print market, the Latinists who provided the text for the prints and the Latin verses themselves. More info
Kunst in kaart. Decoratieve aspecten van de cartografie.
De vervaardiging van rijk versierde kaarten bereikte in de zeventiende en de achttiende eeuw in de Nederlanden een hoogtepunt. Wie waren de kunstenaars die de versieringen ontwierpen? Bedachten zij zelf de decoraties of putten zijn hun voorbeelden uit bestaande grafiek? Waarom weten wij zo weinig ov... More info
Illustrierte Bücher des deutschen Expressionismus.
Katalog zur Ausstellung im Käthe Kollwitz-Museum, Berlin, 16. November 1989 – 2. Januar 1990. More info
Silver from Early Byzantium: The Kaper Koraon and Related Treasures
Silver played an important role in establishing patterns of patronage in the Eastern Roman Empire, particularly in churches, which were endowed with large quantities of the precious metal, both as furniture revetments and as liturgical objects. This landmark publication treats one of the most impor... More info
Studies in Dutch Books with Coloured Plates, published 1662-1875. Natural History, Topography and Travel, Cost...
OUT OF PRINT.The first monograph on the subject; major part of the book consists of the Bibliogrpahy. Part I. Studies. Part II. Catalogue (detailed descriptions of 484 books). Part III. Indices. More info