[Ansteorra] Fwd: [Sca-librarians] A wonderful resource: free books from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Darlene Burns annescvb at gmail.com
Sun Oct 14 06:09:48 PDT 2012


This an awesome find...Thank you Stefan for posting. I didn't see a link
for the museum so here it is

http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications

On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
> wrote:

> I think a lot of people here might be interested in some of these books.
>
> Stefan
>
>
> > Good gentles,
> >
> > Forgive the cross-posting; I am trying to spread the news to as many
> SCAdians as possible.  Today a friend made me aware of a new resource from
> the renowned Metropolitan Museum in NYC: a website called MetPublications.
> >
> > Here's the description from the site:
> > MetPublications is a portal to the Met’s comprehensive publishing
> program. Beginning with nearly 650 titles published from 1964 to the
> present, this resource will continue to expand and could eventually offer
> access to nearly all books, Bulletins, and Journals published by the
> Metropolitan Museum since the Met's founding in 1870. It will also include
> online publications.
> >
> > MetPublications includes a description and table of contents for almost
> every title, as well as information about the authors, reviews, awards, and
> links to related Met bibliographies by author, theme, or keyword. Current
> titles that are in-print may be previewed and fully searched online, with a
> link to purchase the book. The full contents of almost all other titles may
> be read online, searched, or downloaded as a PDF, at no cost. Books can be
> previewed or read and searched through the Google Books program. Many
> out-of-print books are available for purchase, when rights permit, through
> print-on-demand capabilities in association with Yale University Press.
> >
> > I went through the list of currently available books online (368).
>  Below is a partial list of ones that may be of interest to SCA members and
> can be downloaded as PDFs with full-color illustrations.  Please share as
> appropriate.
> >
> > In service,
> > Brighid ni Chiarain, OL
> > Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
> >
> > __________________________________________________________________
> > Abbot Suger and Saint-Denis
> > Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain
> > The Armored Horse in Europe, 1480–1620
> > The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of
> Jean de France, Duc de Berry
> > The Art of Medieval Spain, A.D. 500–1200
> > English and French Medieval Stained Glass in the Collection of The
> Metropolitan Museum of Art
> > European Helmets, 1450–1650: Treasures from the Reserve Collection
> > Frankish Art in American Collections
> > From Attila to Charlemagne: Arts of the Early Medieval Period in The
> Metropolitan Museum of Art
> > Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance: Filippo Negroli and his
> Contemporaries
> > History of Russian Costume from the Eleventh to the Twentieth Century
> > Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images: Persian Painting of the 1330s and
> 1340s
> > India: Art and Culture, 1300–1900
> > Islamic Jewelry in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
> > Nishapur: Glass of the Early Islamic Period
> > Painting in Renaissance Siena, 1420–1500
> > The Renaissance Sackbut and Its Use Today
> > Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy: Renaissance Tapestries and Armor
> from the Patrimonio Nacional
> > The St. Martin Embroideries
> > Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence
> >
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>    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas
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