Mirror of the medieval world / edited by William D. Wixom ; with contributions by Barbara Drake Boehm ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wixom, William D.

Boehm, Barbara Drake.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.).

Art, Medieval--Exhibitions.

Art, Medieval.

Art--New York (State)--New York--Exhibitions.

Art.

Exhibitions.

New York (State)--New York.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)--Exhibitions.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

xii, 280 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Distributed by H.N. Abrams, [1999]

Summary:

This book offers an exciting introduction to the richness and quality of the medieval treasures in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Twenty years ago, Philippe tic Montebello became the museum's new director and William D. Wixom the new chairman of the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters. Since then, the museum's holdings of medieval art have grown considerably in scope and number, due in no small part to the efforts and connoisseurship of these two individuals.

Highlighted in these pages -- and in the accompanying exhibition -- are more than 315 of the acquisitions made since 1978, many of them unpublished until now. An essay by Wixom provides fascinating insights into the collecting process. The catalogue entries, written by members of the curatorial staff, focus on about 200 of the most important secular and religious objects, many of them illustrated in color. These include stained glass, metalwork, sculpture, panel paintings, and illuminated manuscripts.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mar. 9-July 18, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-266) and index.

ISBN:

0870997858

0870997866

0810965143

OCLC:

40119853