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Decorative Arts 

The Ancestors of Christ 

Windows at Canterbury 

Cathedral 

Jeffrey Weaver and Madeline H. Caviness 

This book brings some of the oldest 

stained glass—and most famous medieval 

paintings—in all of England back to 

vivid life. 

104 pages, 7½ x 10 7 ⁄8 inches 

63 color and 5 b/w illustrations 

ISBN 978-1-60606-146-6, pa 

$25.00 X, UK £18.99, 2013 

Clay’s Tectonic Shift 

John Mason, Ken Price, and 

Peter Voulkos, 1956–1968 

Edited by Mary Davis MacNaughton 

Focusing on three radical artists, this 

book examines the period when ceramics 

artists broke from the craft tradition 

and elevated the medium to a fine art. 

Scripps College / J. Paul Getty Museum 

240 pages, 8½ x 11 inches 


ISBN 978-1-60606-105-3, hc 

$50.00 X, UK £34.95, 2012 

Collecting Chinese and 

Japanese Porcelain 

in Pre-Revolutionary Paris 

Stéphane Castelluccio 

This book provides a revealing look at 

porcelain collecting from the reign of 

Louis XIV through the eighteenth century. 

224 pages, 8 x 10½ inches 


ISBN 978-1-60606-139-8, hc 

$60.00 X, UK £40.00, 2013 

Conundrum 

Puzzles in the Grotesques Tapestry Series 

Charissa Bremer-David 

Without a narrative thread, theological 

moral, or allegorical symbolism, the 

unusual imagery of four tapestries in the 

collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum 

is perplexing. This incisive study reveals 

the eclectic origins of these designs, from 

antique statuary to Renaissance prints, 

from Mannerist tapestries to seventeenthcentury 

theater. 

76 pages, 9 x 10 inches 


ISBN 978-1-60606-453-5, pa 

$20.00 X, UK £14.99, 2015 

French Furniture and 

Gilt Bronzes 

Baroque and Régence 

Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty 

Museum Collection 

Gillian Wilson, Charissa Bremer-David, 

Jeffrey Weaver, Brian Considine, and 

Arlen Heginbotham 

Forty-four objects from the Baroque and 

Régence periods are presented here with 

a description of each item and an analysis 

of its style, use, provenance, and published 

history, as well as its construction and 

alterations, materials, and conservation. 


107 color and 432 duotone illustrations 

ISBN 978-0-89236-874-7, hc 

$125.00 X, UK £88.00, 2008 

French Tapestries and Textiles 

in the J. Paul Getty Museum 



55 color and 146 duotone illustrations, 

1 color foldout 

ISBN 978-0-89236-379-7, hc 

$90.00 S, UK £65.00, 1997 

Italian Ceramics 

Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty 

Museum Collections 

Catherine Hess 


53 color and 227 duotone illustrations, 

17 line drawings, 1 map 

ISBN 978-0-89236-670-5, hc 

$85.00 S, UK £60.00, 2002 

Luxury Arts of the Renaissance 

Marina Belozerskaya 



ISBN 978-0-89236-785-6, hc, $100.00 X 

2005 

NAO 

Murano 

Poem by Mark Doty 

Glass from the J. Paul Getty Museum 

56 pages, 7 x 5½ inches 

28 color illustrations 

ISBN 978-0-89236-598-2, hc 

$15.95 T, UK £10.99, 2000 

Objects of Virtue 

Art in Renaissance Italy 

Luke Syson and Dora Thornton 

272 pages, 8½ x 10 5 ⁄8 inches 


ISBN 978-0-89236-657-6, hc, $50.00 S 

2002 

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Paris 

Life & Luxury in the Eighteenth Century 

Edited by Charissa Bremer-David 

With contributions by Charissa Bremer-David, 

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Joan DeJean, 

Mimi Hellman, and Peter Björn Kerber 

Using a unique approach to the study 

of decorative arts, this stunning volume 

contextualizes objets d’art by showing how 

they were used in the daily lives of French 

aristocrats. 



ISBN 978-1-60606-052-0, hc 

$45.00 X, UK £32.50, 2011 

Pietre Dure 

The Art of Semiprecious Stonework 

Annamaria Giusti 

This comprehensive survey looks at the 

techniques used to create pietre dure 

and its decorative uses from prehistory to 

the present day. 

224 pages, 10¼ x 13¼ inches 


ISBN 978-0-89236-849-5, hc, $85.00 X 

2006 

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A Royal Menagerie 

Meissen Porcelain Animals 

Samuel Wittwer 

48 pages, 8 x 10¼ inches 


ISBN 978-0-89236-644-6, pa 

$18.00 S, UK £12.99, 2001 

Not available in the Netherlands or Belgium 

Selections from the 

Decorative Arts 


Gillian Wilson 



ISBN 978-0-89236-050-5, pa 

$35.00 S, UK £24.99, 1983 

Stained Glass 

Radiant Art 

Virginia Chieffo Raguin 

This elegantly conceived book considers 

the making of stained glass and its 

enduring iconography. 



ISBN 978-1-60606-153-4, pa 

$20.00 X, UK £16.99, 2013 

Summary Catalogue of 

European Decorative Arts 


Gillian Wilson and Catherine Hess 


597 b/w illustrations 

ISBN 978-0-89236-632-3, pa 

$65.00 S, UK £40.00, 2002 

Vincennes and Sèvres Porcelain 

Catalogue of the Collections 

The J. Paul Getty Museum 

Adrian Sassoon 


53 color and 136 duotone illustrations 

ISBN 978-0-89236-173-1, hc 

$85.00 S, UK £60.00, 1992 

Woven Gold 

Tapestries of Louis XIV 


With essays by Pascal-François Bertrand, 

Arnauld Brejon de Lavergnée, and Jean Vittet 

The luxurious tapestries in the collection of 

Louis XIV represent the greatest achievements 

of the art form. This gorgeous 

catalogue revels in the beauty of these 

masterworks and provides art-historical 

context for the novice and scholar alike. 



ISBN 978-1-60606-461-0, hc 

$49.95 X, UK £35.00, 2015 

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Looking at European Ceramics, 

see ART REFERENCE 

Drawings 

Andrea del Sarto 

The Renaissance Workshop in Action 

Julian Brooks with Denise Allen and 

Xavier F. Salomon 

The great Renaissance artist Andrea del 

Sarto rivals Leonardo da Vinci as one of 

history’s most accomplished draftsmen. 

This fresh consideration of del Sarto’s work 

sheds new light on his creative process 

and dazzling inventiveness. 

264 pages, 9½ x 11¾ inches 


ISBN 978-1-60606-438-2, hc 

$59.00 X, UK £40.00, 2015 

Capturing Nature’s Beauty 

Three Centuries of French Landscapes 

Édouard Kopp 

Gorgeously illustrated with works on paper 

by artists such as Van Gogh, Lorrain, and 

Seurat, this book highlights the French 

landscape tradition from the seventeenth 

through the nineteenth centuries. 

96 pages, 9 x 7 5 ⁄8 inches 


ISBN 978-0-89236-995-9, hc 

$19.95 T, UK £14.95, 2009 

Drawings by Rembrandt 

and His Pupils 

Telling the Difference 

Holm Bevers, Lee Hendrix, William W. 

Robinson, and Peter Schatborn 

This stunning catalogue highlights the 

exquisite draftsmanship produced in 

Rembrandt’s studio and distinguishes the 

master’s work from that of his pupils. 

304 pages, 11 5 ⁄8 x 11 inches 


ISBN 978-0-89236-978-2, hc 

$75.00 S, UK £55.00 

ISBN 978-0-89236-979-9, pa 

$49.95 T, UK £34.99, 2010 

Edgar Degas 

Drawings and Pastels 

Christopher Lloyd 

Through an examination of his drawings 

and pastels, this book reveals the 

development of Degas’s style as well the 

story of his life, including his complicated 

relationship with the Impressionists. 



ISBN 978-1-60606-327-9, hc, $39.95 T 

2014 

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Gustav Klimt 

The Magic of Line 

Marian Bisanz-Prakken 

This beautifully illustrated volume argues 

that to understand Klimt’s art, one must 

carefully consider his drawings. 



ISBN 978-1-60606-111-4, hc, $49.95 T 

2012 

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