yale university press published for the paul mellon centre for studies in british art (189 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Unmarked pages, clean interior. Foxing along top edge. Dj with a 1 inch tear at top spine, and some surface wear. Lh.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good-. No Jacket. EX. LIB. with all the usual marks. Worn. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International and Domestic Priority orders for this item Do Not require additional shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Tanning on pastedowns & endpapers. Text and images unmarked. Dj shelf worn around edges with scuffs, creases, light soiling & toning in a mylar cover.

29,5 x 25,5 cm ; Pp. ; Condition: Gut. 288 S. ; Großformatige englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe mit Schutzumschlag, 288 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Buchrücken mit kleiner Druckstelle. Gutes Exemplar. pw559 ISBN: 0300085206.

Second Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 414 p : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. Subjects; Sculpture, British. Sculpture, Victorian Great Britain. Sculpture, Modern 20th century Great Britain. 2 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 216 pages: illustrations (some color); 29 cm. Subjects: Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) 1775-1851 Criticism and interpretation.Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) 1775-1851 Travel Italy. Italy Description and travel. Painters Great Britain 19th century. 1 Kg.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/VG. vi+328pp, 116 b/w illustrations, top edge of the slightly marked dustjacket bumped, otherwise a nice copy. Studies in British Art vol 4. A collection of 14 essays : Land And National Representation In Britain by Elizabeth K. Helsinger - The Rough And The Smooth : Rural Subjects In Later-Eighteenth-Century Art by Michael Rosenthal - "Calculated To Gratify The Patriot" : Rustic Figure Studies In Early-Nineteenth-Century Britain by Christiana Payne - Dressed To Till : Representational Strategies In The Depiction Of Rural Labor, C. 1790-1830 by Sam Smiles - Land, Locality, People, Landscape : The Nineteenth-Century Countryside by Alun Howkins - Representations Of Early Industrial Towns : Turner And His Contemporaries by Maxine Berg - Gilpin On The Wye : Tourists, Tintern Abbey, And The Picturesque by Stephen Copley - Border Country : The Politics Of The Picturesque In The Middle Wye Valley : Stephen Daniels, Susanne Seymour, And Charles Watkins - The Constituents Of Romantic Genius : John Sell Cotman's Great Drawings by Andrew Hemingway - From Picturesque Travel To Scientific Observation : Artists' And Geologists' Voyages To Staffa by Charlotte Klonk - Dido Versus The Pirates : Turner's Carthaginian Paintings And The Sublimation Of Colonial Desire by Kay Dian Kriz - For Publicity And Profit by Ann Pullan - Industry From Idleness? The Rise Of The Amateur In The Eighteenth Century by Kim Sloan - Looking Backward : Victorian Perspectives On The Romantic Landscape Watercolor by Scott Wilcox. 1300 grams.

Third Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 1264 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Subjects; Architects Great Britain. DICTIONARY. Architects. Great Britain. Architects Great Britain ; Biography ; Dictionaries. Architecture. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Minor library marks remain.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 236 pages; Physical description: xi, 236 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Church of England - Churches - General - Tombs and monuments. Sepulchral monuments - England. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Green cloth with color pictorial dustjacket. 195 pp., 140 mostly bw illustrations, some color plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This scholarly study of the memorial, provides an account of its conception, design, construction and decoration, iconography and significance and its history. 455 p. : ill. (some col.), ports., plans ; 34 x 18 cm. Black cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Corner unclipped, wear to edges and corner of dustjacket, edges creased and a little worn, bottom of spine chipped and worn, surface of back cover creased, some light wear to cover sand spine, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.

(4), 195pp. 140 illus. Lrg. 4to. Cloth. D.j.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 252 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. Contents: 1. The Domain of Antiquity -- 2. The Past and its Meanings -- 3. Northern Heroes and National Identity -- 4. The Bards of Britain -- 5. The Druids -- 6. Ancestors and Others: The Origins of England -- 7. The Image of the Briton -- 8. The Megalithic Landscape -- 9. Garden Design and the Prehistoric Past -- 10. Conclusion. Subjects: To 449; Prehistoric peoples Great Britain Historiography; Celts Great Britain Historiography; Druids and druidism Historiography; Romanticism Great Britain; Britons Historiography; Art, British. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxi, 347 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm. Series; Studies in British art. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction / M.H. Port -- The old Houses of Parliament / M.H. Port -- The Houses of Parliament competition / M.H. Port -- Barry and Pugin : a collaboration / Phoebe B. Stanton -- Select committees and estimates : the collaboration continued / Phoebe B. Stanton and M.H. Port -- Problems of building in the 1840's / M.H. Port -- The collaboration renewed : Barry and Pugin, 1844-52 / Phoebe B. Stanton -- Barry's last years : the new palace in the 1850's / M.H. Port -- The completion of the new palace, 1860-70 / M.H. Port -- The techniques of the building / Denis Smith -- The building services / Denis Smith -- The palace of history and art / M.H. Port, Benedict Read, John Christian, Shirley Bury, T.S.R. Boase -- Furniture / Clive Wainwright -- Mother of Parliaments? : architectural influences from the new palace / Priscilla Metcalf. Subjects; Houses of Parliament. Pugin, A. W. Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore 1812-1852. Westminster Palace (London, England). Great Britain. Parliament Architecture. Great Britain. Parliament Art collections. Gothic revival (Architecture) Great Britain. Architecture England London. 1 Kg.

1st Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: viii, 312 pages: illustrations; 27 cm. Summary: By bringing to life those involved in designing and working the institutions and those attacking them too, she offers a view of architectural, cultural and medical practice in the period as a whole."-- Subjects: Hospital architecture Great Britain History. Asylums Great Britain Design and construction History. Hospital buildings Great Britain Design and construction History.Health facilities Great Britain Design and construction History. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A Catalogue published to accompany the exhibition organized by the Yale Center for British Art. 290 x 245 mm. 328 pp., illustrated throughout, many in colour. [ISBN: 978-0300069464] Clothbound. A fine bright copy in like but very slightly sunned dustwrapper.

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; ix, 283 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm. Notes; Based on the author's (Ph. D.) thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) and index. Contents; Royal houses in the Middle Ages -- Yorkists, burgundy and magnificence -- Henry VII -- Henry VIII -- Purpose and function -- Style and form -- The outward chambers -- The inward chambers -- The Tudor royal kitchen: feeding the court -- Hygiene and sanitation -- Sport and recreation -- The household chapel: the religious life of the court -- The Tudor royal interior -- Epilogue. Subjects; Henry VIII, King of England 1491-1547 Homes and haunts. Tudor, House of. Henry VIII, King of England Homes and haunts. Henry VIII, King of England 1491-1547. Tudor, House of. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Frontispiece, xiv, 287 pp; 8 color plates; 200 black & white illus. Original cloth, small 4to. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket. [DF8].

Original Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. With b/w & coloured decorated endpapers, plates & illustrations. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners & dustjacket. ; This scholarly work delves into the formative years of the Royal Academy's exhibitions held at Somerset House, offering a detailed study of the institution's role in the development and promotion of the arts in late 18th and early 19th century Britain. Through meticulous research and analysis, Solkin provides readers with insights into the artistic, social, and political dynamics that shaped these exhibitions. The book includes a rich array of illustrations and examines the contributions of various artists, patrons, and critics to the Academy, making it an invaluable resource for understanding the impact of these exhibitions on the art world and British society. ; Quarto; xii, 278 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Size: 11 1/2" x 9". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped green cloth over boards, 212 pages, extensively illustrated. Corners and spine ends bumped. In an illustrated dust jacket that is lightly rubbed, is bumped at corners and spine ends. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3 lbs 6 oz. Category: Architecture; ISBN: 0300037236. ISBN/EAN: 9780300037234. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 014626.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers, edges somewhat dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 328 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., plans, ports. (some col.) ; 30 cm. Notes; Exhibition catalogue. Bibliography: p. 322-328. Translated from the Russian by Catherine Phillips. Summary; In the 18th century, the Russian Empress Catherine the Great and some of her courtiers developed a taste for British art, and collected some spectacular items. This study tells the story of the acquisition of these treasures and of the cultural relations between Russia and Britain at that time. Subjects; Yale Center for British Art - Exhibitions. Art, British - Russia - History - 18th century. Art, Modern - 17th-18th centuries - Russia. Art, British - Exhibitions. Art - 17th-18th centuries - Russia. Art, Russian - 17th century. Great Britain - Foreign relations - Russia - 18th century. Russia - Foreign relations - Great Britain - (1689-1801). Russia - Foreign relations - Great Britain. History of art & design styles: (c 1800 to c 1900) ; Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours ; Cultural studies ; Bibliographies, catalogues, discographiesBritish Isles ; Russia ; (c 1600 to c 1700) ; (c 1700 to c 1800) ; (c 1800 to c 1900). Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / GeneralArt, British ; Russia ; History ; 18th century ; Art, Modern. 17th-18th centuries. Catherine the Great. Genres; Catalogue. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xiii, 347 p. 29 cm. 350 illustrations, over 60 in colour. Blue cloth hardcover in mylar-covered pictorial dustjacket. Dampstains to text block edge and first and last pages. Numerous signatures on half-title, marking title page. Another signature at bottom of title. Highlights the architectural genius of Inigo Jones, Nicholas Hawksmoor, John Vanbrugh, and others.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 306 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index. Subjects: Pearson, John Loughborough 1817-1897; Pearson, John Loughborough; Architects; Gothic revival (Architecture) England; Architects England ; Biography; Architects Great Britain Biography. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 344 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-321) and index. Contents; 1. Introduction -- 2. Imperial City -- 3. The Case for Public Buildings -- 4. The Office of Works, 1851-1873 -- 5. The Office of Works, 1873-1915 -- 6. Art and Science -- 7. Courts of Justice -- 8. Government Offices -- 9. The Costs of Building -- 10. Financing the Costs -- 11. The Golden Age of Competition -- 12. Rival Modes of Selection -- 13. The Battle of the Styles -- 14. A Gothic Triumph -- 15. Classicism Revivified -- 16. Hazards of the Building Process -- App. 1 First Commissioners of Works, 1851-1915 -- App. 2 Secretaries of the Office of Works, 1851-1915 -- App. 3 Major Government Building Works, 1850-1915: Costs, architects and contractors -- App. 4 The Leading Characters. Subjects; Public buildings England London. Public architecture England London. Eclecticism in architecture England London. Civic Architecture, 19th Century : 1830-1900 - England.Civic Architecture, 20th Century : 1900-1945 - England. Civic art and town planning British Isles 19th century. Civic art and town planning British Isles 20th century. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 272 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-262) and index. Contents; The Topographical Setting -- Properties and Buildings -- Development of Rooms and Open Spaces, 1200-1600 -- The Fabric and Furnishings of the London House, 1200-1600 -- Construction of Medieval and Tudor Houses in London -- Robert Lee's house, Leadenhall Street (115), Schedule of 1607. Subjects; To 1500. Architecture, Domestic Expertising England London. Architecture, Medieval England London. 1 Kg.

1st edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. Physical description; vii, 399 pp., illustrations (some color), plans, portraits, 27 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-388) and index. Contents; Architecture's meanings in seventeenth-century London -- The civic arena before the Restoration -- The triumphs and entertainments of 1660 and early 1661 -- April 1661 : the coronation entry -- Configuring new London before and after September 1666 -- "Conformity of building, and of heart" -- Talking horses and civic gold : the mid-1670s -- Madness and memory -- Places of public prayer -- Prospects : looking at London, 1679-83. Subjects; Architecture Political aspects and Society Great Britain History 17th century. Buildings. City of London. Restoration Period. 1 Kg.