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The Resource Circa 1492 : art in the age of exploration, edited by Jay A. Levenson

Circa 1492 : art in the age of exploration, edited by Jay A. Levenson

Label
Circa 1492 : art in the age of exploration
Title
Circa 1492
Title remainder
art in the age of exploration
Statement of responsibility
edited by Jay A. Levenson
Title variation
Circa fourteen ninety-two
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
909/.4074753
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
LC call number
CB367
LC item number
.C57 1991
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • catalogs
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  • Levenson, Jay A
  • National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
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Fifteenth century
Label
Circa 1492 : art in the age of exploration, edited by Jay A. Levenson
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Catalogue for a major quincentenary exhibition to be held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Oct.12, 1991-Jan.12, 1992
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 654-670)
Contents
The realms of pride and awe / D.J. Boorstin -- Circa 1492 : history and art / J.A. Levenson -- Observations and beliefs : the world of the Catalan atlas / J.M. Massing -- Portuguese navigation : its historical development / L. de Albuquerque -- Spain in the age of exploration : crossroads of artistic cultures / J. Brown -- Sculpture in Castile c. 1492 / J.J. Martín González -- The Spain of Ferdinand and Isabella / R. Kagan -- The art of western Africa in the age of exploration / E. Bassani -- 'The gorgeous East' : trade and tribute in the Islamic empires / J.M. Rogers -- Picturing the Levant / J.Raby -- Maps and the rationalization of geographic space / D. Woodward -- Tradition and innovation : Columbus' first voyage and Portuguese navigation in the fifteenth century / F. Maddison -- The mean and measure of all things / M. Kemp -- Michelangelo 1492 / G.C. Argan -- The quest for the exotic : Albrecht Dürer in the Netherlands / J.M. Massing -- Circa 1492 in Japan : Columbus and the legend of golden Cipangu / M. Collcutt -- Art in Japan 1450-1550 / S.E. Lee -- The Kangnido : a Korean world map, 1402 / G. Ledyard -- Korean painting of the early Chosŏn period / S.E. Lee -- China in the age of Columbus / F.W. Mote -- Art in China 1450-1550 / S.E. Lee -- Encounters with India : land of gold, spices, and matters spiritual / S.C. Welch -- The Aztec empire : realm of the smoking mirror / M.D. Coe -- The Aztec gods : how many? / M. Léon-Portilla -- The Taínos : principal inhabitants of Columbus' Indies / I. Rouse and J.J. Arrom -- Early European images of America : the ethnographic approach / J.M. Massing -- Signs of division, symbols of unity : art in the Inka empire / C. Morris -- The falcon and the serpent : life in the southeastern United States at the time of Columbus / J.A. Brown -- Emblems of power in the chiefdoms of the new world / W. Bray -- A world united / J.H. Elliott
Control code
000072491
Dimensions
32 cm.
Extent
671 p.
Isbn
9780300052176
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
91050590
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 000072491
  • (OCoLC)24107945
Label
Circa 1492 : art in the age of exploration, edited by Jay A. Levenson
Publication
Note
Catalogue for a major quincentenary exhibition to be held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Oct.12, 1991-Jan.12, 1992
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 654-670)
Contents
The realms of pride and awe / D.J. Boorstin -- Circa 1492 : history and art / J.A. Levenson -- Observations and beliefs : the world of the Catalan atlas / J.M. Massing -- Portuguese navigation : its historical development / L. de Albuquerque -- Spain in the age of exploration : crossroads of artistic cultures / J. Brown -- Sculpture in Castile c. 1492 / J.J. Martín González -- The Spain of Ferdinand and Isabella / R. Kagan -- The art of western Africa in the age of exploration / E. Bassani -- 'The gorgeous East' : trade and tribute in the Islamic empires / J.M. Rogers -- Picturing the Levant / J.Raby -- Maps and the rationalization of geographic space / D. Woodward -- Tradition and innovation : Columbus' first voyage and Portuguese navigation in the fifteenth century / F. Maddison -- The mean and measure of all things / M. Kemp -- Michelangelo 1492 / G.C. Argan -- The quest for the exotic : Albrecht Dürer in the Netherlands / J.M. Massing -- Circa 1492 in Japan : Columbus and the legend of golden Cipangu / M. Collcutt -- Art in Japan 1450-1550 / S.E. Lee -- The Kangnido : a Korean world map, 1402 / G. Ledyard -- Korean painting of the early Chosŏn period / S.E. Lee -- China in the age of Columbus / F.W. Mote -- Art in China 1450-1550 / S.E. Lee -- Encounters with India : land of gold, spices, and matters spiritual / S.C. Welch -- The Aztec empire : realm of the smoking mirror / M.D. Coe -- The Aztec gods : how many? / M. Léon-Portilla -- The Taínos : principal inhabitants of Columbus' Indies / I. Rouse and J.J. Arrom -- Early European images of America : the ethnographic approach / J.M. Massing -- Signs of division, symbols of unity : art in the Inka empire / C. Morris -- The falcon and the serpent : life in the southeastern United States at the time of Columbus / J.A. Brown -- Emblems of power in the chiefdoms of the new world / W. Bray -- A world united / J.H. Elliott
Control code
000072491
Dimensions
32 cm.
Extent
671 p.
Isbn
9780300052176
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
91050590
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 000072491
  • (OCoLC)24107945

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