{"title":"Paul Williamson","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Williamson’s works explore the intricate beauty and craftsmanship of medieval and Renaissance art, focusing on sculpture, metalwork, and ivory carvings. His detailed studies illuminate the cultural and artistic contexts of these historic artefacts, bringing past artistry vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the rich visual heritage of the Middle Ages will find a thoughtful blend of scholarly insight and accessible narrative. Williamson’s books offer a compelling journey through the artistic achievements that shaped European heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-wyvern-collection-medieval-and-renaissance-sculpture-and-metalwork-by-paul-williamson-9780500021774","title":"The Wyvern Collection: Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and Metalwork","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis catalogue of the \u003cem\u003eWyvern Collection: Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and Metalwork\u003c\/em\u003e, which is not open to the public, comprises outstanding European sculptures of the medieval period, as well as some Late Antique and Byzantine pieces and related works of the post-medieval era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eObjects are made from wood, stone (including alabaster and marble) and terracotta. Also included are medieval works of art in metal, mostly consisting of crucifix figures (corpora), and other functional metalware such as aquamanilia (water vessels for the washing of hands) and candlesticks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis sumptuous publication will interest all those concerned with the material culture of the Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464723906796,"sku":"9780500021774","price":125.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500021774-the-wyvern-collection-medieval-and-renaissance-sculpture-and-metalwork.jpg?v=1775051737"},{"product_id":"medieval-ivory-carvings-1200-1550-by-paul-williamson-9781851778119","title":"Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe V\u0026amp;A's collection of ivory carvings from the period 1200 to 1550 is one of the most important in the world, and this is the first catalogue of it to be published since 1929.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether with the earlier volume, \u003ci\u003eMedieval Ivory Carvings: Early Christian to Romanesque\u003c\/i\u003e (V\u0026amp;A, 2010), the books make available over 400 pieces of the ivory carver's art, discussing in detail many of the most celebrated ivories of the Middle Ages. Included here are masterpieces from the most important centres of ivory carving in the Gothic era. Among them are the Salting Leaf and Soissons Diptych from thirteenth-century France; the early-fourteenth-century Salting Diptych from England; Giovanni Pisano's Crucified Christ and the Aldobrandini Crozier from Italy; and the unique Wingfield-Digby Crozier from fourteenth-century Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, important groups of Virgin and Child statuettes, tabernacle polyptychs, diptychs, triptychs, writing tablets, croziers, mirror backs, caskets and the products of the Florentine and Venetian Embriachi workshops are catalogued. Appendices include a small group of post-Byzantine and Russian ivories and the results of radiocarbon-dating of selected works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach entry provides a comprehensive physical and scholarly discussion that incorporates much new research; also included are carvings of dubious authenticity, which are discussed as fully as the genuine pieces. Beautifully illustrated with new colour photography, \u003ci\u003eMedieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550\u003c\/i\u003e is the authoritative guide to the V\u0026amp;A's collection and an accessible survey of the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471134769388,"sku":"9781851778119","price":370.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781851778119-medieval-ivory-carvings-1200-1550.jpg?v=1775235062"},{"product_id":"the-wyvern-collection-by-paul-williamson-9780500022832","title":"The Wyvern Collection","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume, the second catalogue of the \u003cem\u003eWyvern Collection\u003c\/em\u003e, celebrates an outstanding group of medieval ivory carvings and small sculpture, the finest assemblage of its kind in private hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes pieces from every period of the Middle Ages, featuring rare examples from the Early Christian era, spectacular panels from the workshops of tenth-century Constantinople, and objects produced by the celebrated carvers active in south Italy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Additionally, there are several important pieces from the Romanesque period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the collection is an exceptional group of Gothic ivories, with highlights including one of the most important secular medieval ivories discovered in recent years. The collection also features a number of small amber, hardstone, jet, wood and mother-of-pearl carvings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to their virtuoso craftsmanship, many of these objects have illustrious histories as part of famous aristocratic or ecclesiastical collections. 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