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Books by John Bigelow Taylor






Assembly of the Exalted
The Tibetan Shrine Room from the Alice S. Kandell Collection
von Rebecca Bloom, John Bigelow Taylor, Dianne Dubler, Donald S. Lopez
Hardcover, 224 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2018 von Officina Libraria
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-88-336-7018-8, ISBN: 88-336-7018-X

"Masterpieces of Tibetan Buddhist art are presented as the constituents of a shrineSculptures, paintings, musical instruments, and ritual objects (13th-20th century) from the Kandell CollectionAssembly of the Exalted presents some 50 pieces from the remarkable collection of Alice S. Kandell. The works, dating from the late 13th century to the early 20th, include great masterpieces and emblematic examples of Tibetan Buddhist art. They are ..."






A Token of Elegance
Cigarette Holders in Vogue
von Martin Barnes Lorber, Rebecca Mcnamara, Carolyn Hsu-Balcer, John Bigelow Taylor, Dianne Dubler, Diane Dubler
Hardcover, 192 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2015 von Officina Libraria (Acc)
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-88-97737-62-9, ISBN: 88-97737-62-5

"At once an important social history of tobacco and smoking and a beautiful coffee table book, A Token of Elegance is ideal for art and design historians, history students, museum professionals, and collectors Of great interest to jewelry historians as many cigarette holders were made for their international clientele by the major jewelry firms and this is the first book where so many cigarette holders are catalogued and photographed The ..."






Buried Treasure
The Gillespie Collection of Petrified Wood
von Ernest Beck, George E. Harlow, Dianne Dubler, John Bigelow Taylor, John Gillepsie, John Gillespie, Andrea Borden
Hardcover, 304 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von Officina Libraria
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-88-99765-02-6, ISBN: 88-99765-02-2

"• A magnificent collection of 66 pieces of petrified wood mainly from the Western United States, specially photographed to show the artistic beauty hidden in Nature's masterpieces • All the images are unpublished and were specifically shot for this book • Authoritative text by the Curator of Minerals at the American Museum of Natural History This stunning book documents a collection of 66 extraordinary pieces of petrified wood, mainly f ..."






Mr. Bristol's Barn(1st Edition)
With Excerpts from Mr. Blinn's Diary
von John Szarkowski, Philo Blinn, John Bigelow Taylor, Gilbert Tapley Vincent
Hardcover, 72 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1997 von Harry N Abrams Inc
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-4286-8, ISBN: 0-8109-4286-0

"A century and more ago, the vast majority of Americans lived and worked on farms. From that era date the barn of one Abel Bristol, photographed in this book, and the diary of his contemporary and neighbor, Philo Blinn, also printed here. The two men lived out their days amid the unremarkable circumstances of ordinary farm labor, and precisely in that lies their interest for us today - for they exemplify a way of life in America that has ..."






The Cycladic Spirit(1st Edition)
Masterpieces from the Nicholas P. Goulandris Collection
von Lord Colin Renfrew, John Bigelow Taylor, Mouseio Kykladikes Technes, Colin Renfrew, Eric Himmel, Et Al.
Hardcover, 207 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1991 von Harry N Abrams Inc
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-3169-5, ISBN: 0-8109-3169-9

"This volume offers `a complete account of the meaning, form and purpose of Cycladic Art' - using masterpieces from the Goulandris collection newly and spectacularly photographed as illustrations. Renfrew introduces the familiar folded-arm figures, explaining their classification and possible use; he considers the art-historical issues which they raise: whether certain figures can be attributed to individual craftsmen; how they were orig ..."






Read My Pins(1st Edition)
Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box
von Madeleine Korbel Albright, Bill Woodward, Elaine Shocas, Vivienne Becker, John Bigelow Taylor, David Revere Mcfadden, Dianne Dubler
Hardcover, 176 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Melcher Media
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-089918-9, ISBN: 0-06-089918-2

" Before long, and without intending it, I found that jewelry had become part of my personal diplomatic arsenal. Former president George H. W. Bush had been known for saying "Read my lips." I began urging colleagues and reporters to "Read my pins." It would never have happened if not for Saddam Hussein. When U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Albright criticized the dictator, his poet in residence responded by calling he ..."






Masterpieces of American Indian Art(1st Edition)
From the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection
von John Bigelow Taylor, Gilbert Tapley Vincent, Jonathan Batkin
Paperback, 96 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1995 von Harry N Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-2628-8, ISBN: 0-8109-2628-8

"Eugene and Clare Thaw's outstanding collection of Native American art includes superb objects from nearly all the important American tribes. This book, the first on the Thaw Collection, presents 100 of its finest works, ranging from Northwest Coast masks to Southwestern pueblo pottery to Plains and Woodland Indian headdresses, peace pipes, and shields. 100 color photos."






Swarovski(1st Edition)
The Magic of Crystal
von Vivienne Becker, John Bigelow Taylor, Vivian Becker
Hardcover, 160 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1995 von Harry N Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-4454-1, ISBN: 0-8109-4454-5

"Swarovski Swarovski is a family-owned company that produces crystal stones for use in fashion, jewelry, lighting, textiles and interior design. This book outlines the history of the company from its founding in 1845, through its entry into Paris couture in the 1920s and 1930s, to the present. Full description"






Ezekiel(Reprint)
(Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries)
von John Bigelow Taylor
Paperback, 277 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Ivp Academic
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-4222-3, ISBN: 0-8308-4222-5

""For most Bible readers Ezekiel is almost a closed book," writes John Taylor. "Their knowledge of him extends little further than his mysterious vision of God's chariot-throne, with its wheels within wheels, and the vision of the valley of the dry bones." "Otherwise his book is as forbidding in its size as the prophet himself is in the complexity of his make-up," Taylor goes on. "In its structure, however, if not in its thought and lan ..."






The Cycladic Spirit
von A. Colin Renfrew, Lord Colin Renfrew, Christos Doumas, John Bigelow Taylor
Hardcover, 207 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1991 von Thames And Hudson
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-01527-8, ISBN: 0-500-01527-9

"This volume offers `a complete account of the meaning, form and purpose of Cycladic Art' - using masterpieces from the Goulandris collection newly and spectacularly photographed as illustrations. Renfrew introduces the familiar folded-arm figures, explaining their classification and possible use; he considers the art-historical issues which they raise: whether certain figures can be attributed to individual craftsmen; how they were orig ..."






Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
von Anna Tobin D'ambrosio, Cincinnati Art Museum, John Bigelow Taylor
Hardcover, 171 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute
ISBN-13: 978-0-8156-8127-4, ISBN: 0-8156-8127-5

"American furniture explore the artistic influences on the makers and designers. Each piece offers insightful new research into stylistic influences, manufacturing techniques, and the complex nature of the furniture trade. The essays are complemented with period photographs and detailed images."






Crosscurrents(Illustrated)
Masterpieces of East Asian Art from New York Private Collections
von Amy G. Poster, Richard M. Barnhart, Christine Guth, Japan Society Gallery, John Bigelow Taylor
Hardcover, 200 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Harry N. Abrams
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-6386-3, ISBN: 0-8109-6386-8

"In recent years New York has tried to assert itself as a leader for Asian art sales, and this stylish, large-format book provides evidence of its possible preeminence in collecting as well. The catalog of the first exhibition organized under a new regime at the Japan Society Galleries, Crosscurrents carries a subtitle that says it all: Masterpieces of East Asian Art from New York Private Collections. This glimpse of what's usually hidde ..."






Paul J. Stankard(1st Edition)
Homage to Nature
von Ulysses Grant Dietz, John Bigelow Taylor, Paul J.. Dietz
Hardcover, 160 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1996 von Harry N. Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-4473-2, ISBN: 0-8109-4473-1

"Since childhood, nature has always been important to Paul Stankard, and now as the world's leading glass paperweight artist, this interest has become the defining signature of his work. Flowers such as roses, lilacs, and orchids are depicted as are a host of fantasy flowers that the artist creates in his studio, located in southern New Jersey. To look at a Stankard paperweight is to be momentarily fooled into believing that the artist h ..."






Judith Leiber(1st Edition)
The Artful Handbag
von Enid Nemy -. Text, Judith Leiber, John Bigelow Taylor, Dorothy Twining Globus
Hardcover, 159 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1995 von Harry N. Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-3571-6, ISBN: 0-8109-3571-6

"Renowned as a contemporary designer of fine handbags, Judith Leiber brings together the realms of art and fashion in her creations. Coveted by many, collected by celebrities and socialites, affordable by only a few, Judith Leiber bags are a wearable art-form, appearing in the collections of America's top museums and galleries. Judith Leiber day bags are fashioned in luxurious suedes, leathers and hand-pleated reptile skins. The evening ..."






Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry(1st Edition)
From the Colette and Jean Pierre Ghysels Collection
von Frances Borel, John Bigelow Taylor
Hardcover, 256 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1994 von Harry N. Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-4453-4, ISBN: 0-8109-4453-7

"Over the long course of human history, jewelry and other kinds of body adornment have expressed a multitude of meanings in people's lives - social position, marital status, individual wealth, self-esteem. All these things and more are revealed in the objects that men and women use and wear on and around their bodies. And those who can perceive and understand the subtle meanings of these richly elaborated, finely crafted, and beautiful t ..."






Currency of Fame(1st Edition)
von Stephen K. Scher, John Bigelow Taylor
Hardcover, 424 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1994 von Norton*(Ww Norton Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-500-23679-6, ISBN: 0-500-23679-8

"The portrait medal was one of the key sculptural forms of the Renaissance, a manifesto for the humanist cult of personal fame and a vehicle for some of the finest artists of the age. Yet this most subtle and delicate variety of relief sculpture has chiefly been the province of collectors and connoisseurs, viewed as an intriguing branch of numismatics, rather than an art form in its own right. This study explores the great formative peri ..."






The Inka Empire and Its Andean Origins(1st Edition)
von Craig Morris, Adriana Von Hagen, John Bigelow Taylor, Adriana Von Hagan, Andriana Von Hagen
Hardcover, 251 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1993 von Abbeville Pr
ISBN-13: 978-1-55859-556-9, ISBN: 1-55859-556-2

"Sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, this illustrated history of the Inkas and their predecessors offers a fresh appraisal of a remarkable civilization. Based on recent archaeological studies, this story of the Andean people traces the development of their complex civilization from its beginnings 11,000 years ago to its culmination - the vast and powerful Inka Empire - in the 16th century. The book describes and illustra ..."






Keeping Time
Plains Indian Ledger Drawings 1865-1900
von John Bigelow Taylor, Ross Frank, Janet Catherine Berlo, Donald Ellis Gallery
Hardcover, 85 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2014 von Donald Ellis Gallery, Seattle
ISBN-13: 978-0-9739890-5-2, ISBN: 0-9739890-5-X






Art in the Frick Collection
Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts
von Charles Ryskamp, Susan Grace Galassi, Bernice F. Davidson, Edgar Munhall, Frick Collection, Nadia Tscherny, Richard Di Liberto, Joseph Focarino, John Bigelow Taylor, Et. Al., Bruce Davidson
Hardcover, 208 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1996 von Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-1972-3, ISBN: 0-8109-1972-9

"Overwhelmingly, visitors agree that The Frick Collection in New York City is one of their favorite museums in the world. The elegant Fifth Avenue mansion, built in 1914 for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Frick, houses a unique assemblage of some of the choicest art to be found anywhere.In this book, Charles Ryskamp - the Director of The Frick Collection - introduces the reader to the world of Henry Clay Frick, to the evolution of his collectio ..."






Kenneth Jay Lane(1st Edition)
Faking It
von Kenneth Jay Lane, Harrice Simons Miller, Suzy, John Bigolow Taylor, John Bigelow Taylor, Bigelow-Taylor, Lane Miller
Hardcover, 160 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1996 von Harry N. Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-3579-2, ISBN: 0-8109-3579-1

"They glitter, they dazzle, they fool the eye, but one thing is certain: they are all concocted by the world's most beloved and successful designer of costume jewelry, Kenneth Jay Lane.In Kenneth Jay Lane: Faking It, the designer tells us in his own words about his remarkable career and equally remarkable life. The entertainment begins as Lane recalls his transformation in the early 1960s from a shoe designer for Christian Dior to his ro ..."



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