Books in the BIBLIOTHECA PAEDIATRICA REF KARGER series

Louis Lumiere is perhaps best known for his seminal role in the invention of cinema, but his most important contribution to the history of photography was the autochrome. This book treats the technology of the autochrome, including the technical challenges of plate fabrication, described in detail, and a thorough account of autochrome manufacture.

Eliot Porter was a pioneer in use of colour photography. His work also became a powerful visual argument for environmental conservation. Possessing a gift for close observation, Porter explored new ways of depicting nature, building blinds in trees so he could study his avian subjects at closer vantage.

Argues that art should address a broad audience and explains the painter's responsibility to his spectators. This book explains how - even if the archbishop did not succeed in reforming the arts - Paleotti's treatise constituted one last synthesis of art as a reading of creation and salvation history, and "sacred" art as a vehicle of devotion.

Provides an examination of the history and use of modern house paints. This title traces the history of the household paint industry in the USA and UK over the first half of the 20th century.

Photography was introduced to China in the 1840s through the West's engagement in the Opium Wars and the subsequent reforms of Chinese statesmen. This title offers an illustrated exploration of the history of photography in China.

A companion to the prize-winning exhibition catalogue "Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe". This volume contains thirteen selected papers presented at the two conferences held in conjunction with the exhibition.

"A practical guide to the conservation of museum and other cultural heritage collections in hot and humid climates"--Provided by publisher.

An anthology of important texts tracing the historical development of the conservation of works of art on paper.

Filmmaker, musicologist, painter, ethnographer, graphic designer, mystic, and collector of string figures and other patterns, Harry Smith (1923-1991) was among the most original creative forces to emerge in post-war American art and culture. This title presents an examination of the life and works of Harry Smith.

A revised and expanded edition of a key text for librarians, scholars, and museum professionals

Examines the making of the first modern catalogue - La galerie electorale de Dusseldorff. This book showcases this one of the most important European painting collections of the eighteenth century, reflecting a pivotal moment in the history of art as well as the history of the art museum.

Explores the issues surrounding the study and conservation of earthen architecture. This title addresses such themes as earthen architecture in Mali, conservation of living sites, local knowledge systems and intangible aspects, seismic and other natural forces, and the management of archaeological sites.

A collection of critically important readings on the concepts and practices of textile conservation. It intends to promote critical thinking about the concepts and practices of textile conservation and to encourage engagement with issues.

Part of the American Painter's on Technique series, this title offers an overview of an important but largely unknown aspect of American art from 1860 to 1945. It is based primarily on firsthand descriptions of the materials and techniques that artists used to make paintings. It is into two parts: 1860 to 1910 and 1910 to 1945.

At the heart of all good art museum teaching is an effort to bring people and artworks together in meaningful ways. But what constitutes an experience of a work of art? This book addresses these and myriad other questions and investigates the mission, history, theory, practice, and future prospects of museum education.

The first truly comprehensive analysis of the history, practice, and conservation of painting on canvas.

Thoroughly researched and beautifully produced, this catalogue complements the first comprehensive retrospective in the United States of Imogen Cunningham's work in over thirty-five years.

Focuses on all known aspects of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman cults and rituals. In this volume, fifty-five authors discuss various life stages, health, sustenance, craft production, economics, travel, public and private life, guilds, priesthoods, priestly colleges and other institutions, law, diplomacy, and war.

The first study devoted to classical art's vital creative impact on the work of the Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens.

A comprehensive overview of ancient ambers, the only such book in English, is now revised.

In the 18th and early 19th centuries first modern, public museums of art appeared throughout Europe, setting a standard for nature of such institutions that has made its influence felt to present day. This book includes chapters on fifteen of the earliest major examples, from Capitoline Museum in Rome, opened in 1734, to Alte Pinakothek in Munich.

Takes readers on a romp through the portrayal of love and sexuality in Western art - ranging from chaste tenderness to overwhelming frenzies of the senses, and from Classical allusion to sexual fantasy.

Relates various authors' attempts to understand and analyse the composition of the imported Chinese lacquer. This book lists a variety of recipes and their effectiveness - including various European recipes developed as an affordable alternative to the Chinese import.

When life (in a global pandemic) imitates art . . .