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History of Art

Indian Court Painting The Kronos Collection

McInerney Terence, Kossak Steven M.

ISBN: HB: 9781588395900, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 2016
272 pp., 27.9x24.1 cm, 200 colour illus.

This splendidly illustrated publication features over 90 important paintings from the predominantly Hindu Rajput tradition of Indian painting, and are highlights from the Kronos Collection, one of the finest holdings of Indian art. These remarkable w...

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Fashion

Manus x Machina Fashion in an Age of Technology

Bolton Andrew

ISBN: PB: 9781588395924, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2016
256 pp., 31.8x23.5 cm, 200 colour illus.

The complex and often ambiguous relationship between the hand crafted and the machine made is examined in this intriguing look at the ever-changing world of fashion and taste. "Manus Machina" traces styles of dress from one-of-a-kind works and haute...

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Court and Cosmos The Great Age of the Seljuqs

Peacock A. C. S., Canby Sheila R., Beyazit Deniz, Rugiadi Martina

ISBN: HB: 9781588395894, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2016
400 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 450 colour illus.

Rising from humble origins as Turkic tribesman, the powerful and culturally prolific Seljuqs – a dynastic tribe whose reach extended from Central Asia to the eastern Mediterranean – dominated the Islamic world from the 11th to the 14th century. This...

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History of Art

Power of Prints The Legacy of William Ivins and Hyatt Mayor

Spira Freyda, Parshall Peter

ISBN: PB: 9781588395856, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 2016
208 pp., 26.7x22.2 cm, 200 colour illus.

Metropolitan Museum curators William M. Ivins and his protege A. Hyatt Mayor not only assembled a vast collection of prints, from Renaissance masterworks to ephemeral works, but also expanded the appreciation of prints as aesthetic objects, socio-his...

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Masterpieces of Islamic Arms and Armor In the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Alexander David, Pyhrr Stuart W., Kwiatkowski Will

ISBN: HB: 9781588395702, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2015
400 pp., 30.5x24.8 cm, 400 colour illus.

From its origins in the 7th century, armor and weaponry were central to Islamic culture not only as a means of conquest and the spread of faith, but also as symbols of status, wealth, and power. More than 120 exceptional examples from the renowned co...

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Decorative Arts

European Clocks and Watches In the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vincent Clare, Leopold J. H., Sullivan Elizabeth

ISBN: HB: 9781588395795, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2015
256 pp., 30.5x21.6 cm, 200 colour illus.

Among the world's great technological and imaginative achievements is the invention and development of the timepiece. Examining for the first time the Metropolitan Museum's unparalleled collection of European clocks and watches created from the early...

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Architecture

Design for Eternity Architectural Models from the Ancient Americas

Pillsbury Joanne, Sarro Patricia, Doyle James, Wiersema Juliet

ISBN: PB: 9781588395764, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2015
160 pp., 24.1x21.6 cm, 100 colour illus.

From the first millennium B.C. until the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century, artists from across the ancient Americas created small-scale architectural effigies to be placed in the tombs of important individuals. These works in stone, ceramic,...

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Music

Musical Instruments Highlights from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Moore J. Kenneth, Dobney Jayson, Strauchen-Scherer E. Bradley

ISBN: PB: 9781588395627, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2015
192 pp., 24.1x21.6 cm, 175 colour illus.

Featuring more than 100 extraordinary pieces from around the world and spanning thousands of years, this book displays the astounding diversity of musical instruments. Highlights include Bronze Age cymbals, the earliest known piano, violins made by S...

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Asia

Islam

Age of Transition Byzantine Culture in the Islamic World

Evans Helen C., Humphrey Lyle, Brody Lisa, Snow Carol, Bleiberg Edward, Fine Stephen, Labatt Annie, Sinai Hieromonk Justin, Nees Lawrence, Schick Robert

ISBN: PB: 9780300211115, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2015
160 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 150 colour illus.

In 2012 the Metropolitan Museum of Art presented "Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition", a groundbreaking exhibition that explored the transformations and continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the 7th to the 9th century. During this time of his...

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History of Art

Kongo Power and Majesty

LaGamma Alisa

ISBN: HB: 9781588395757, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2015
308 pp., 28x23.4 cm, 261 colour illus.

Artists from the kingdom of Kongo – a vast swath of Central Africa that today encompasses the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Angola-were responsible for outstanding creative achievements. With the influx of Portuguese, Dutch...

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