{"product_id":"dumbarton-oaks-gudrun-bzhl-9780884023548","title":"Dumbarton Oaks: The Collections","description":"\u003cp\u003eDumbarton Oaks houses the extraordinary art collection begun by Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss. In this book the museum publishes the specialist collections in Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art, along with examples from the Blisses' superb European collection, for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Robert Bliss recalled handling a jade Olmec figurine in 1913, he said, \"That day, the collector's microbe took root in--it must be confessed--very fertile soil.\" The Blisses' passion for art bore fruit in a remarkably diverse collection: Flemish tapestries, Renaissance furniture, and paintings by the likes of El Greco, Renoir, and Degas. The celebrated Byzantine collection includes floor mosaics from late antique Antioch, sumptuous jewelry, carved ivory reliefs, liturgical silver, and a comprehensive coin and seals collection. The Pre-Columbian collection showcases fine jade carvings, gold jewelry, monumental sculpture, ritual weaponry, colorful ceramics, and intricately woven textiles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe publication of this new guidebook coincides with the complete refurbishment of Dumbarton Oaks and the creative reinstallation of the galleries. The curators offer highlights of the collection, accompanied by a lucid and thought-provoking text. \u003ci\u003eDumbarton Oaks: The Collections\u003c\/i\u003e is intended as a valuable resource and a pleasure to read for scholars and nonspecialists alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gudrun Bühl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0884023540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780884023548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dumbarton Oaks Research Library \u0026amp; Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 6.53w x 1.16d","brand":"Gudrun Bühl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47087485911295,"sku":"9780884023548","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_51a13dc0-5773-4580-9b54-e6b4929bcf43.jpg?v=1753850105","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dumbarton-oaks-gudrun-bzhl-9780884023548","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}