http://www.ashgate.com The latest publications from Ashgate Publishing Ltd en-gb Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:35:06 GMT @copyright Ashgate Publishing Ltd http://www.ashgate.com/ 15 http://www.ashgate.com/ http://www.ashgate.com/images/ashgate_logo.gif A tumultuous period in history, the late Byzantine era bore witness to bloody power struggles that dramatically changed the geographical, political and social landscape of a region and its people. Among the many shifts during this time of flux was the switch of major artistic production from Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, to Candia, the capital of Venetian-occupied Crete. Exploring the life and work of Angelos Akotantos, the most significant artist active in Venetian Crete, The Hand of Angelos provides groundbreaking insights into a key figure and the period in which he worked. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=10249&title_id=9939&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=10249&title_id=9939&calctitle=1 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Edited by Maria Vassilaki with essays by Angeliki Laiou, Chryssa Maltezou, David Jacoby, Robin Cormack, Maria Kazanaki-Lappa and Nano Chatzidaki. Kathleen Ashley and Marilyn Deegan capture the experience of the medieval pilgrim through an examination of art, historical and social contexts as well as themes related to pilgrimage such as music, legend and ritual. The book is copiously illustrated with new photographs by Marilyn Deegan showcasing the visual legacy of the medieval pilgrimage experience in sculpture, painting and architecture. Interwoven in the narrative text are original sources bringing to us the voice of these men and women who set out on what was then an epic journey. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=8157&title_id=7929&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=8157&title_id=7929&calctitle=1 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Kathleen Ashley and Marilyn Deegan The Crusades, which began as expeditions called by the Pope to regain the Holy Land and liberate the oppressed Christians living there, were one of the most important and recognizable features of the European Middle Ages. One of the least-known aspects of the Crusades is the art that was commissioned by the Crusaders in the Holy Land from the time they took Jerusalem in July 1099 to the time they were pushed into the sea by the Mamluks in 1291. This book tells the fascinating story of Crusader art, focusing for the first time on Crusader painting (manuscript illumination, frescoes, mosaics and icon painting) as providing the most significant continuous surviving evidence for the genre's development. Essential reading for scholars, students and enthusiasts alike. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=8303&title_id=8066&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=8303&title_id=8066&calctitle=1 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Jaroslav Folda, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Power to the People presents the Israel Museum's major collection of propaganda posters from the early years of the Soviet Union, documenting one of the most interesting chapters in twentieth-century graphic design. Inspired by the traditional vernacular of political cartoons, by the lubok wood-cut technique of Russian folk art, and by the ideas of Futurism, the poster artists employed a new visual language to explain the results of the Revolution to the Soviet people. The Israel Museum's collection of Soviet propaganda posters is the largest museum collection of its kind outside Russia. This book illustrates the entire collection for the first time. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7990&title_id=7769&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7990&title_id=7769&calctitle=1 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Edited by Alex Ward with an essay by Muza Anatolivna Nemirova and a Foreword by James S. Snyder This book presents for the first time the highlights from the magnificent and unique filigree collection in the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. The Hermitage collection has a large number of works in eastern filigree from the 17th and 18th centuries, mainly from China, India and Indonesia. Highlights of the collection include the two large toilet sets belonging to Catherine the Great, which are unique in having survived in their entirety. This publication will contribute to the further study of this unique collection and the issues surrounding it, and will introduce a new audience to the wonders of this Eastern silver. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=6973&title_id=6786&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=6973&title_id=6786&calctitle=1 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT Maria Menshikova and Jet Pijzel-Dommisse Pilgrim Treasures from the Hermitage: Byzantium-Jerusalem presents the highlights from the splendid collection of pilgrims' souvenirs in the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg: oil lamps and bronze crosses from the Early Byzantine period (fourth to seventh centuries), icons and reliquaries from the tenth to the thirteenth centuries, and pilgrims' souvenirs in mother-of-pearl and fish-bone icons from the eighteen and nineteenth centuries. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=6643&title_id=6468&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=6643&title_id=6468&calctitle=1 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT Vincent Boele, Yuri Piatnitsky and Vera Zalesskaya with Forewords by Mikhail Piotrovsky and Ernst Veen /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=2657&title_id=2582&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=2657&title_id=2582&calctitle=1 Thu, 28 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT Oriana Baddeley, Earleen Brunner, Marlia Mundell Mango and Yuri Piatnitsky