The Golden Age of Irish Art: The Medieval Achievement, 600-1200 Tapa dura - 1999

Thames & Hudson, 1999. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Thames & Hudson. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Thames & Hudson. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Thames & Hudson, 1999. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2550grams, ISBN:0500019274

New York: Thames & Hudson, 1999. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 9 1/4" x 12 . 368 Pages Indexed. Silk bookmark. During the Middle Ages, Ireland produced manuscripts and metalwork that put it in the front rank of artistic achievement. This flowering of the arts had a religious context: Christianity reached Ireland in the fifth century and found its most vigorous expression in monasticism. The result was a concentration of creative energy on the arts of the church, notably illuminated Gospels such as the Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow, precious objects like the Tara Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice, and a whole treasury of crosses, reliquaries and manuscripts. The bizarre imagination, minute detail and decorative invention that made this art seem to be "the work of angels rather than men" is still unequaled. But magnetic and fascinating as these beautiful objects are, the lack of dates and documentation means that they have long been the subject of scholarly dispute. The Colden Age 0f Irish Art is… Leer más

London: Thames & Hudson, 1999. Book measures 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. 368 pages, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers black cloth, with gilt design on top board. Binding in very good clean firm condition.Dust jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean and bright throughout. A very nice clean copy.. Very Good/Very Good. Quarto.

Thames & Hudson, 1999-09-01. hardcover. Like New. 9x1x12. Brand new gift quality hardcover in jacket oversized and overweight. e64 Please email for photos.

acceptable. hardcover. dust jacket wear. binding is loose. book is slanted. soiling in covers. tears in dust jacket. spine is cracked. bent cover corners.