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Comprised of outstanding European sculptures of the medieval period, as well as some Late Antique and Byzantine pieces and related works of the post-medieval era, this stunning volume includes detailed descriptions of many items rarely or never before seen in print.The featured objects are made from wood, stone (including alabaster and marble), terra- cotta, and metal— mostly consisting of crucifix figures (corpora) and other functional metalware, such as aquamanilia (water vessels for the washing of hands) and candlesticks—all of which are beautifully showcased by specially commissioned photography.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56291131359605,"sku":"9780500021774","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780500021774_31f9b36f-c19e-4a54-8e52-e8749301a9af.jpg?v=1786013379"},{"product_id":"9780645420692","title":"Past Lives","description":"-What is it that lies in the depths of our consciousness?-Is it safe to go there?-Will I find memories from far distant times in history?-Are past lives real?-What will these 'memories' tell me about my soul?-Do I have the courage to explore and delve into these hidden unknown experiences that lure me?-If I go there, I may discover things that change me, that give me a different, deeper outlook about my life. Am I prepared to do that?-What about my fears? I do not want to find out something that I would not like. Should I listen to my fears?-What if it is all stuff that I make up?-To learn about our past lives is a spiritual journey of self-discovery. Do we step forward or go another way? It is up to us. The path we tread is our choice.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56292720476533,"sku":"9780645420692","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780645420692_9e6c7a66-6cc0-4d10-a102-3585b9a8ded8.jpg?v=1786014555"},{"product_id":"9781915401182","title":"Wyvern Collection: Objects in Focus – The Baird Casket Vol I","description":"This book presents an in-depth examination of a singular medieval ivory casket known as the ‘Baird Casket’.    It is the first in a series of scholarly books to be produced by the Wyvern Research Institute. Each volume will be devoted to an individual object in the Wyvern Collection, one of the world’s pre-eminent private collections.    Combining art historical research with technical analysis, this new series captures the Wyvern Institute’s mission to stimulate new lines of investigation an disseminate fresh critical insights for a broad audience. Each monograph will highlight an intriguing or previously unpublished object in the Collection, opening a private collection up not only to researchers but also to the public. The Baird Casket is an extraordinary survival which was completely unknown to the public until shortly before its emergence on the art market in Edinburgh in 2021. Showing scenes of combat with wild men and their capture alongside carvings celebrating the power of the sword, it combines imagery that is unique amongst the corpus of surviving ivories with a remarkable provenance, which dates to the late 17th century. Williamson draws on his extensive expertise to present a complete examination of the casket, ranging from its history in the possession of the Baird family to its facture and interpretation. In doing so he presents a new reading of the scenes depicted and uncovers a possible identity of the original intended owner. The casket has only been published once previously in a 2022 journal article, making this more detailed discussion an exciting and valuable new contribution to the field of medieval studies. Furthermore, the analysis will be accompanied by full-page plates of the Baird Casket and numerous images of comparable objects, including a group of seven similar composite caskets, also making this the first time that all eight caskets will have been showcased together in a single publication.    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Scholarly catalogs of its rich array of holdings have been published in recent years, but new, important pieces continue to be added.\u003ci\u003e The Wyvern Collection\u003c\/i\u003e includes all the medieval and Renaissance works of art acquired since 2020.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Among the highlights in this volume are a striking German twelfth-century aquamanile in the form of a stag, a rare fourteenth-century cameo of the Virgin and Child, and a previously unknown enameled knop from a processional cross made by the esteemed Italian goldsmith and painter Nicola da Guardiagrele around 1410. Italian Renaissance ceramics are also well represented, with outstanding examples by sixteenth-century masters such as Giorgio Andreoli da Gubbio, the so-called Milan Marsyas Painter, Francesco Xanto Avelli, and Orazio Fontana da Urbino. Three painted enamels of Renaissance Limoges have also been added to the collection, including a magnificent ewer by Pierre Reymond. There are also sculptures in stone, wood, and bronze, and a sixteenth-century stained and painted glass roundel from the northern Netherlands perfectly complements the collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beautiful photographs bring to light every detail of these pieces. The new additions are important documents for the history of collecting, as attested by the prestigious provenance of several of them—formerly in the Adda, Cottreau, Harris, Hunt, and Rothschild collections, among others.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309472199029,"sku":"9781915401144","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781915401144_0d872bdd-4c40-4dd0-89e3-fd1f77884a00.jpg?v=1786030558"},{"product_id":"the-sculptures-of-the-judgement-porch-of-lincoln-cathedral","title":"The Sculptures of the Judgement Porch of Lincoln Cathedral","description":"The first monograph dedicated to the Judgement Porch of Lincoln Cathedral, one of the greatest buildings of medieval EuropeLincoln Cathedral is one of the greatest buildings of medieval Europe, remarkable both for its architectural form and its sculptural treasures.  Unlike the celebrated Angel Choir, the great portal on its south side has until now not been the subject of a dedicated monograph. The Judgement Porch, so-called because of the subject matter of the tympanum, showing Christ present at the Last Judgement, with angels, devils, the blessed and the damned, is one of the key monuments of English Gothic sculpture, and the present publication demonstrates its importance with a detailed investigation of the doorway's history, iconography, facture and style.   The text is accompanied by a comprehensive series of photographs, many taken especially for this book, with details illustrating the less well-known sculptures, including the voussoir figures of the arch.  Every one of the individual sculptures of the voussoirs, showing queens, kings, the wise and foolish virgins, and the apostles, have been photographed; together with the relief sculptures of the tympanum and the flanking life-size statues connected with the sculptural programme, they collectively demonstrate the extremely high quality of the work at Lincoln.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57502322852213,"sku":"9781915401250","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781915401250.jpg?v=1791213050"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-paul-williamson.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}