Croatia - Aspects of Art, Architecture and Cultural Heritage
Croatia: Aspects of Art, Architecture and Cultural
Heritage
by
John Julius Norwich,
Stjepan Cosic,
Branko Kirigin,
J.J. Wilkes,
Sheila McNally,
Christopher de Hammell,
Donal Cooper,
David Ekserdjian,
Timothy Clifford,
Marcus Binney,
Josko Belamaric,
Brian Sewell
The first edition of CROATIA: ASPECTS OF ART, ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, published in November 2009, has been sold out. By kindness of JANAF d.d.o., a Croatian oil company, the book has been reprinted and is now available again through all the usual sources. All royalties from the sales of this book due to the International Trust for Croatian Monuments will go towards the conservation of books from the Franciscan Friary in Vukovar.
This volume is the first scholarly study in the English language of Croatia's extraordinary artistic heritage. Leading specialists analyse the key cultural developments in this small country's history, from the extensive Roman remains on the Adriatic coast, through the gothic splendour of the Dalmatian cities in the Middle Ages and intensive artistic exchange with Italy during the Renaissance, to the grand houses and art collections of continental Croatia. The essays address iconic monuments like Diocletian's palace at Split and the walled city of Dubrovnik alongside more unfamiliar treasures, some never published before. This books sets Croatia's cultural past in context, reflecting the country's unique history at the crossroads between Italy, Central Europe and the Mediterranean.With contributions by leading British, American and Croatian writers and scholars, including John Julius Norwich, Timothy Clifford, Marcus Binney, Brian Sewell and Sheila McNally this book presents for the first time a portrait of the culture of this captivating and too little known country.
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Association of Croatian Studies Bulletin 54 book review, please click here
For the book review by professor Deborah Howard, University of Cambridge, please click here