The Cloisters medieval art and architecture Peter Barnet and Nancy Wu

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnet, Peter

Contributor:

Wu, Nancy Y.

Cloisters (Museum)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cloisters (Museum)--Guidebooks.

Cloisters (Museum).

Art, Medieval--Guidebooks.

Art, Medieval.

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

Art.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Guidebooks

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages) illustrations (chiefly color), map

Place of Publication:

New York Metropolitan Museum of Art ; [2005]

New Haven [Conn.] Yale University Press [2005]

System Details:

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

Summary:

"The Cloisters is the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. This splendid new guide, richly illustrated with more than 175 color pictures, offers a broad introduction to the remarkable history of The Cloisters as well as a lively and informative discussion of the treasures within. Assembled with Romanesque and Gothic architectural elements dating from the twelfth through the fifteenth century, The Cloisters is itself a New York City landmark, overlooking sweeping vistas of the Hudson River in Upper Manhattan. Long cherished as a world-class museum, it also contains beautiful gardens featuring plants, fruit trees, and useful herbs familiar from the collection's medieval tapestries and other works of art. Among the masterworks of medieval religious and domestic life housed in The Cloisters are exceptional examples of carved ivory, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, silver- and goldsmiths' work, and tapestries, including the famous Unicorn in Captivity. Enriched by the latest scholarship from The Cloisters' expert staff of curators, educators, and horticulturalists, this volume will stand as the definitive source on the collection for years to come." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0662/2005029684-d.html

Contents:

Map of The Cloisters

Note to the reader

The Cloisters: medieval art and architecture

Glossary

Notes:

Map on lining papers

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-200) and index

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2015

Print version record

Other Format:

Print version Barnet, Peter. Cloisters

OCLC:

904212077