{"product_id":"9781851776122","title":"Medieval Ivory Carvings: Early Christian to Romanesque","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative, accessible survey is the first since 1927 devoted entirely to ivories of the Middle Ages. Color photographs display the V\u0026amp;A’s significant collection, which is especially strong in Carolingian, Anglo-Saxon, and English Romanesque examples. Following an essay on the V\u0026amp;A’s collecting and study of these masterpieces, the book features major works from every era of the period: the Symmachi Panel from late antiquity; the front cover of the Lorsch Gospels from the Carolingian era; the Ottonian Basilewsky Situla; the Veroli Casket from 10th-century Byzantium; the St Nicholas Crozier; the enigmatic whalebone carving of the Adoration of the Magi from the Romanesque 12th century; and numerous others. Each entry provides a full physical and scholarly discussion, synthesizing the exist­ing literature and incorporating new research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for MEDIEVAL IVORY CARVINGS:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A summation of a lifetime’s involvement with the study of medieval ivories and a triumph of scholarship – one of the defining publications in the field.” \u003ci\u003eThe Art Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The end result is the nearest thing to perfection attained in any catalogue of ivories today.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWest 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture (Bard Graduate Center)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The volume is, in sum, not simply a catalogue of ivories but a fundamental contribution to the history of medieval art.” \u003ci\u003eThe Burlington Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A superlative achievement, setting a high standard for all future catalogues and making an immense contribution to scholarship.” \u003ci\u003eSpeculum: Journal of Medieval Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"V \u0026 A Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060797161712,"sku":"9781851776122","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781851776122_p0.jpg?v=1763596735","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781851776122","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}