The age of Columbus is told by renowned historians, art historians, and anthropologists, and complemented with over 500 paintings, sculptures, drawings, maps, and scientific instruments of the period. This book will serve as the catalogue for a major quincentenary exhibition at the Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art from October 12, 1991 to January 12, 1992. 75 illustrations and 500 colorplates.
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The age of Columbus is told by renowned historians, art historians, and anthropologists, and complemented with over 500 paintings, sculptures, drawings, maps, and scientific instruments of the period. This book will serve as the catalogue for a major quincentenary exhibition at the Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art from October 12, 1991 to January 12, 1992. 75 illustrations and 500 colorplates.
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Fair. Noticeably used book. Text is legible but may be soiled and have binding defects. Heavy wear to covers and pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included.
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Near Fine in Very Good + jacket. Columbus planned and carried out his "Enterprise of the Indies" during an age of discovery and creation-a period of astonishing cultural activity not only in Europe but throughout the world. Five hundred years later an exhibition and book celebrate this crucial turning point in civilization by examining the art and history of the principal cultures in Europe and the Mediterranean, the Far East, and the Americas. The book begins by looking at the Mediterranean world as the new seaborne empires were being formed, surveying the visual arts and principal intellectual and spiritual currents in major political centres from Portugal to Turkey. Next it takes the reader on Columbus's proposed route cast to the lands of Cathay, presenting essays about and ilustrations of paintings, sculpture, calligraphy, and decorative art that document the venerable civilizations of the Far East. Finally it surveys the great empires and chiefdoms of the Americas that the Europeans suddenly and unexpectedly encountered, focusing on major works of Aztec sculpture, textiles from the Inca Empire, works in gold from Colombia and Costa Rica, and objects from the pre-Columbian cultures of North America. The story of this remarkable age is told by an international team of art historians, historians, and anthropologists, whose essays are complemented by over 600 superb paintings, sculptures, drawings, decorative objects, and maps and scientific instruments-all reproduced in colour and with full commentary. The book will serve as the catalogue for a major quincentenary exhibition to be held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, from October 12, 1991 to January 12, 1992. Folio. Due to this book's size and/or weight, additional shipping may be needed. No international shipping. 671pp. Illustrated. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Book. Thick Quarto; pp 671; VG-/VG-; red spine with white text; dust jacket shows modest wear to exterior; minor edge wear; cloth shows slightly sunned exterior; strong boards; text block exterior edges have light wear; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; arts-Renaissance; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1333479. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Very Good. Ex-Library hardcover with dj in very nice condition with all the usual markings and attachments. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.
