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A critical rethinking of the way canons are defined, constructed, dismantled and revised.

This important and overdue book examines illuminated manuscripts and other book arts of the Global Middle Ages.

What is a cabochon? What are the various types of gilding? What is vermeil? This accessible book - the first of its kind - offers concise explanations of key jewellery terms.

The first truly comprehensive look at all aspects of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, from its original Roman context to the most recent archaeological investigations.

The next volume in the GCI's Readings in Conservation series brings together a selection of seminal writings on the conservation of historic cities.

A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary - one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages - and an exploration of its lasting legacy.

An exciting new approach to understanding the trade of antiquities in early modern Rome traces the journey of objects from discovery to display.

Two kittens from ancient Egypt take an unexpected journey to Rome in this new twist on one of Aesop's most beloved fables.

Beautifully illustrated gift book featuring over 40 reproductions of "Mira calligraphiae monumenta", one of the most precious books of the European Renaissance.

Part of the Medieval Imagination series, this title explores portraiture in the medieval and Renaissance periods.

Ranging from ancient Roman moldmade glass to modern pressed glass, this glossary is a handy guide for museum-goers and anyone interested in the art of glassmaking.

The Fon, who are the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Benin in West Africa, established the powerful kingdom of Dahomey in the early seventeenth century. In their capital city of Abomey, they built a remarkable complex of palaces, featuring walls decorated with colorful low-relief sculptures, or bas-reliefs, which recount legends and battles and glorify the history of their royal dynasty's reign. Over the centuries, these visual stories have represented and perpetuated the history and myths of the Fon people. Palace Sculptures of Abomey combines lavish color photographs of the bas-reliefs with a lively history of the Dahomey kingdom, complemented by period drawings, rare historical photographs, and colorful textile art. The book provides a vivid portrait of these exceptional narrative sculptures and the equally remarkable people who crafted them. Also included is a discussion of the continuing popularity of bas-reliefs in contemporary West African art, a reading of the stories on the walls, and details of the four-year collaboration between the Benin Ministry of Culture and Communications and the Getty Conservation Institute to conserve the bas-reliefs of Abomey.

From the 1920s to the time of his death in 1975, photographer Walker Evans was obsessed with the signage he found in modern America--from billboards to gas station pumps to street graffiti to handmade announcements of a Saturday-night dance. This book features 50 of his photographs of signs from the Getty Museum's collection, plus 50 additional il

Science and art combine in this captivating, lushly illustrated biography of Maria Sibylla Merian, one of the world's first entomologists, who was also a botanist, naturalist and a celebrated artist.

The first graphic biography of renowned Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, written by award-winning YA author Isabel Quintero and illustrated by artist Zeke Pena

Eleven renowned contemporary artists -Paul Chan, Rachel Harrison, Huang Yong Ping, Mike Kelley, Jeff Koons, Joseph Kosuth, Paul McCarthy, Whitney McVeigh, Raymond Pettibon, Adrian Piper, and Michelangelo Pistoletto-engage with, and respond to, the ideas of Plato.

This stunning volume illuminates the current moment of artists' engagement with books, presenting artists' books as an essential medium in contemporary art.

During the First World War, the bombardment of the cathedral in Reims, France, by German troops, was one of the most controversial events on the Western front. This fascinating publication examines the implications for the intellectual, cultural, and political relations between the two nations.

An influential force in the world of art and museum studies, Paul J. Sachs is widely credited with creating a course that trained a generation of art and museum professionals in the United States, putting most American museums in the hands of homegrown talent, by the mid-twentieth century.

Drawing from Getty Research Institute's Harald Szeemann Archive and Library, this heavily illustrated volume examines the groundbreaking career of the Swiss Curator Harald Szeemann (1933-2005), widely regarded as one of the most influential curators of the twentieth century.

An informative, lavishly illustrated survey of one hundred years of fashion photography, including more than three hundred photographs by the genre's most famous practitioners.

Essential - and engaging - reading for anyone interested in the issues that concerned artists and patrons in the sixteenth century.

This scholarly but concise and accessible account of the decoration of the Sistine Chapel examines the history and explains the meaning of the masterpieces contained within.

A milestone publication on the occasion of a major international exhibition that examines cross-cultural contact between Greece, Rome and Egypt.

Featuring rare photographs and negatives alongside iconic images from the formative years of photography in the United States, "Paper Promises: Early American Photography" is the companion volume to the first exhibition exclusively focused on the display and study of early American photography on paper.