The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture, Revised and Updated Edition

Barnet, Peter; Wu, Nancy

ISBN 10: 0300187203 / ISBN 13: 9780300187205

Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012

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Minor dent to top right of front cover. Text is clear and clean throughout, appears unread.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture, Revised and Updated Edition
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300187203
• ISBN 13: 9780300187205
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Home to an extraordinary collection of treasured masterworks, including the famed Unicorn Tapestries, The Cloisters is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. This splendid new guide, published to celebrate The Cloisters' seventy-fifth anniversary, richly illustrates and describes the most important highlights of its collection, from paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and exquisitely carved ivories to its monumental architecture evocative of the grand religious spaces and domestic interiors of the Middle Ages. The Cloisters remains a testament to design innovation—a New York City landmark with sweeping views of the Hudson River—featuring original elements of Romanesque and Gothic architecture dating from the 12th through the 15th century. Three of the structures enclose beautiful gardens cultivated with species known from tapestries, medieval herbals, and other historic sources. These exotic spaces, the art masterpieces, and the fragrant plants offer visitors an oasis of serenity and inspiration. This book both encapsulates and enhances that experience.

About the Author

Peter Barnet is the Michel David-Weill curator in charge of the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters. Nancy Wu is museum educator at The Cloisters.