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Last, largest, and most splendid of the early imperial forums, the Forum of Trajan (AD 112) was the acknowledged showplace of ancient Rome. This work includes a history of the site, an examination of previous scholarship, a modern reconstruction of it in beautiful architectural renderings, and more.

Presents a study of the art of female monasticism that explores the place of images and image-making in the spirituality of medieval nuns during the later Middle Ages. This book discusses the distinctive visual culture of female communities.

A collection of writings that offers a thematic approach to understanding the various theories of art that illumined the direction of nineteenth-century artists as diverse as Tommaso Minardi and Georges Seurat.

Gothic architecture is the most visible and striking product of medieval European civilization. This title presents its development as an adventure of the imagination allied with radical technical advances - the result of a continuing quest for new ways of handling space and light as well as experimenting with the mechanics of stone construction.

Offering a collection of texts from letters, manifestos, notes and interviews, this book offers an insight into the way artists think and work.