In Medieval and Renaissance Europe, where life expectancy was under forty and the Church taught that, after dying, the soul faced a terrifying and uncertain onward journey, death in Medieval and Renaissance Europe was a major preoccupation. This book sets out the beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife in a mainly Catholic Europe.

Mewar, Marwar and Dhundhar Indian Miniatures from the Collection of Isabella and Vicky Ducrot.

Deals with the earliest manifestations of printing in various aspects: technical experimentation, the complex relation of printed books to printed images, individual and institutional patronage, iconographies, religious propaganda, and the wide variety of private and public ways in which printed images were first employed.

Explores how visual representations of witchcraft contributed to the widespread acceptance of beliefs in sixteenth-century Europe and helped establish the conditions for the widespread persecution of witches.

Presents a 15th-century account of French crusades and pilgrimages to the Holy Land. This book presents a collection of texts and illustrations describing the dramatic and bloody crusades from the 11th-century up to 1462, during which time the French strove to recapture the Christian Holy Land.

This book looks at the history of art printing from 1550 to 1860.

Examines sixteenth-century paintings of famous mountains by three major artists in the light of a diachronic account of the evolution of famous mountains over time and a synchronic account of the vogue for the grand tour in late Ming society.

An introduction to the artefacts produced around the Indian courts, for the wealthy bourgeoisie and for trade. Separate sections cover the arts of Mughal India, the Mughals, the Deccans, the Rajputs, the Europeans in India, Indian provincial courts after 1750 and the Great Exhibitions and their influence.

Alberti`s Della Pittura was the first modern analytical study of painting. A systematic description of the one-point perspective construction, it was designed to persuade both patron and painter in the Renaissance to discard the old tastes in painting for the new.

This text explores the aspects of a truly creative period in Dutch art when sureness of instinct and quality of performance held a safe balance. The work of the great masters and their impact on others are analyzed and set in the context of a period of re-establishment in many areas of life.

A collection of biographies of artists, including Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian and Giotto.

A collection of the most significant works of one of the most elclectic and important exponents of the Italian Renaissance.

Tells the story of design and decorative art in Britain from the time of Henry VIII to the reign of Queen Victoria. It shows how Britain's rise during this period to become the most powerful nation on earth was reflected in her art, architecture and in the quantity of things made in Britain.

Documents the Art Institute of Chicago's significant collection of English, French, German, Netherlandish, and Spanish paintings created before 1600. This title with conservation investigations, including the study of under-drawing and of wood supports, illuminates many issues surrounding these paintings.

The author fuses history, politics, religion, literature and the visual arts into what actually constituted the Elizabethan image. The illustrations, through choice of telling detail and illuminating juxtaposition, develop further the iconographic exploration of the Elizabethan era.

An introduction to 15th century Italian painting and the social history behind it, arguing that the two are interlinked and that the conditions of the time helped fashion distinctive elements in the painter's style.

One of the most lavishly illustrated codices of the Middle Ages, the Belles Heures (1405-1408/9) is the only manuscript executed in its entirety by the famed Limbourg brothers.

Examines Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura, exploring the meaning of the frescoes and accompanying decoration.