Books published by Getty Trust Publications

A discussion of the style, iconography and craftsmanship of 17 spectacular pieces of gold jewellery from Ptolemaic Egypt, dating from the late-3rd century BC. The pieces include earrings, bracelets, beads and a hairnet.

A catalogue of the European decorative art in the Getty Museum. It features photographs of each object, and identifies its creator or manufacturer, its materials, and the date it was created. Provenance information is provided for each object along with a bibliography of related reading.

This work pairs Mark Doty's elegy to his friend, Lynda Hull, with visual details of Murano glass. The poem originally appeared in "Sweet Machine" published by Harper Flamingo in 1998. The Murano glass is from the Getty collection.

An investigation of the interplay between the devices that humans have created to augment visual perception and the ramifications of these "media-ted" experiences. It presents an eclectic collection of devices and objects side-by-side to establish relationships among them and their effects.

This is a companion volume to "Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adode Structures: Final Report of the Getty Seismic Adode Project", and it offers guidance for planners, architects and engineers in the retrofitting of historic and culturally significant adode structures.

As more of our technology and cultural heritage becomes digitized, questions arise about the technology's ability to preserve this heritage over time. In this text, individuals from various fields discuss issues of the long-term impact of our reliance on digital media.

This is the catalogue of an exhibit of work by 11 artists who used an object in the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection or an experience at the Getty as a basis for their own creative work. It includes photographs of the artists at work in their studios, along with examples of their past work.

A collection of photographs by the German photographer August Sander. The book contains 55 plates with commentaries on each by Claudia Bohn-Spector. The book includes an edited transcription of a colloquium on Sander's life and work, and a timeline of milestones in his life.

Jean-Baptiste Greuze created "The Laundress" in 1761. This work traces the history of the painting, compares it to other Greuze paintings of laundresses and places the artist in the social and cultural mores of the period.

In this volume, first published in German in 1927, Walter Curt Behrendt presents a revisionist concept of style that places equal emphasis on form and function. Behrendt calls on architects to return to basic geometries and to express the new social and economic realities.

The photographs in these two volumes present an impressionistic view of the Getty Center and its grounds. One book concentrates on the Getty Center site, including its architecture and galleries. The second captures the Center's gardens and landscaping.

A challenge for professionals involved in the cultural heritage sites in tropical environments, is the biodeterioration of stone. This volume discusses the types and causes of stone biodeterioration in hot and humid climates, and preventive and remedial treatments.

A Spanish-language edition of the title "If...". The book's fanciful illustrations present a world of imaginative creatures and situations. Cats fly, leaves are fish, dogs become mountains, and hummingbirds tell secrets.

A children's counting book that features beautiful objects from the French Decorative Arts collection in the J Paul Getty Museum, such as clocks, beds, chairs, and tea cups counting book. It provides an opportunity to help children learn basic skills while teaching them to look closely at great art objects. It is for ages two and up.

This is a collection of photographs by avant-garde artist and photographer Man Ray, from the John Paul Getty Museum. The photographs date from 1910 to the 1940s, and each image is provided with a commentary. Also included is an edited transcript of a colloquium on Man's career.

Arising from the proceedings of two symposia, this text is composed of contributions by scholars who examine the social, intellectual and historical contexts of the work of the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni di Lutero, who used the name Dosso.

This children's book takes a tour through the Getty Museum, adjacent gardens, conservation laboratories and other sites at the Getty Center. It features the colourful, humorous characters Milli Ennium, Quincy and their cohorts.

The diverse cultural resources of Los Angeles are described in this guidebook to the region. Nine local experts provide personal listings of the cultural life of the city, including contact information, hours of operation and maps.

Presents a biography of J. Paul Getty and a history of the collections and the buildings that have housed them. Documents and photographs help to illustrate Getty's life as he travelled the world, and over 100 reproductions show the range and depth of the collections.

A selection of photographs by young people from Cape Town, who have photographed what they consider to be their city's distinctive landmarks. A short biography and a photograph of each of the contributors is also included.

This volume is devoted to the smaller and more unusually-shaped works of Carleton E. Watkins, many of which have not been published before. The book also contains an overview of his life, and an edited transcript of a colloquium on his career.

This work, covering the years 1816-1820, makes the contents of some of the tens of thousands of sales catalogues published during the 19th century accessible to scholars. Information provided includes sales dates and lot numbers, prices and names of buyers and sellers, and locations of auctions.

A comprehensive bibliography of the Russian Modernist holdings of the Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities. This book comprises both published and unpublished material form circa 1905-1941.

This is the Spanish edition of "The Unbroken Thread". It details the efforts to conserve an important collection of traditional garments created by indigenous weavers in the Oaxaca region of Mexico and documents the use of the textiles in daily life and ceremony.

A survey of the Getty Museum's 17th- and 18th-century French textiles. The book includes lists of artists and weavers, date and place of manufacture, and materials and techniques used. Also included is an accompanying commentary.

A look-and-find book for children which presents Jan Brueghel's painting entitled "The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark". It features twenty-five detailed illustrations that prompt children to identify different kinds of animals while accompanying text shows the word for each animal in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Japanese.

The letters of the alphabet are illustrated for children in details from 26 paintings in the collection of the John Paul Getty Museum. The book also contains reproductions of the 26 paintings.