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This volume, the second catalogue of the Wyvern Collection, celebrates an outstanding group of medieval ivory carvings and small sculpture, the finest assemblage of its kind in private hands. The book has pieces from every period of the Middle Ages, including rare examples from the Early Christian (...)

John Taylor fue un cazador profesional de marfil que pasó treinta años de vida continua en la sabana africana. Utilizó y probó la mayoría de los diferentes rifles y calibres británicos, estadounidenses y alemanes de la época, y con ellos cazó muchas de las especies de caza mayor que se encuentran (...)

Mosques are among the greatest architectural feats and have a profound beauty: their spiritual purpose adds to their mystery and lustre. This visually stunning volume illustrates the development of the basic mosque structural and decorative elements through sixty examples including the most (...)

A detailed and authoritative guide to medieval and Renaissance enamels and other outstanding works of art. A stimulus to further research and a feast for the eyes.This is the fourth catalog devoted to the Wyvern Collection, an exceptional private collection of medieval and Renaissance art. Works of (...)