Folda, Jaroslav: The Art of the Crusaders in the Holy Land 1098-1187. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. 672pp with 23 colour plates and 20 colour, 13 monochrome plates and 669 monochrome illustrations, very good condition. Hardback. 28.5x22cms. A well-researched and documented survey of the art and architecture produced for the Crusaders in Syria-Palestine in the 11-12th centuries. Stylistic & iconographic developments in frescoes, mosaics, metalwork, sculpture, coins and seals are assessed. Bibliography, indeces of names and manuscripts.
A well-researched and documented survey of the art and architecture produced for the Crusaders in Syria-Palestine in the 11-12th centuries. Stylistic & iconographic developments in frescoes, mosaics, metalwork, sculpture, coins and seals are assessed. Bibliography, indeces of names and manuscripts. Text in English
Folda, Jaroslav: Crusader Art in the Holy Land, from the Third Crusade to the Fall of Acre, 1187-1291. Cambridge: 2005. 714pp with 11 colour plates and 415 monochrome illustrations + CD Rom. Cloth. 31x24cms. Story of the architecture and the Figural Art produced by the Crusaders after the battle of Hattin and the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, during the 100 years that Acre was the capital of the Latin Kingdom 1191-1291.
Story of the architecture and the Figural Art produced by the Crusaders after the battle of Hattin and the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, during the 100 years that Acre was the capital of the Latin Kingdom 1191-1291. Text in English
Folda, Jaroslav: Crusader Art: The Art of the Crusaders in the Holy Land 1099-1291. Aldershot: 2008. 176pp with 90 colour and 30 monochrome illustrations. Includes 13 maps. Cloth. 26x23cms. Highlights the importance of Crusader art, arguing its significant role in the Byzantine tradition and on into the early stages of the Italian Renaissance. Seen here as a Near Eastern phenomenon it focuses on the full range of Crusader painting to include manuscript illumination, frescoes, mosaics and icon painting.
Highlights the importance of Crusader art, arguing its significant role in the Byzantine tradition and on into the early stages of the Italian Renaissance. Seen here as a Near Eastern phenomenon it focuses on the full range of Crusader painting to include manuscript illumination, frescoes, mosaics and icon painting. Text in English