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Illustrated with stunning new photography, this catalogue details the J. Paul Getty Museum’s phenomenal holdings of ancient glass, spanning three millennia.

The J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of ancient glass—astonishingly delicate, richly hued, and fancifully shaped—is among the most celebrated in the United States. Ranging from the Bronze Age to the medieval period (1500 BCE–1000 CE), the 584 objects included in this publication originated from a wide geographical area, including the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and central Europe.

This catalogue, written by acclaimed scholar Anastassios Antonaras, begins with a fascinating essay on the history of glassmaking—a highly technical art form that is still practiced similarly today—and continues with detailed and informative entries on the works. Each entry is accompanied by vivid photography. The book also includes a history of the collection, glossary of glassmaking terms, technical study, and full bibliography.

The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at getty.edu/publications/ancient-glass/ and includes 360-degree views and zoomable high-resolution photography. Also available are free PDF and EPUB downloads of the book, and JPG downloads of the main catalogue images.

Featuring in-depth research on almost 500 objects, this richly illustrated open-access catalogue showcases the J. Paul Getty Museum’s exceptional collection of Etruscan and Italic art.

The Etruscans and neighboring pre-Roman cultures dominated central and northern Italy from 900 to 100 BCE. The J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of Etruscan and Italic art—bronze and terracotta sculpture, wall paintings, bucchero and figured pottery, gold and amber jewelry, and carved gemstones—is among the most renowned in North America. This richly illustrated catalogue brings together the latest research on nearly 500 objects. Prefaced by a history of Etruria’s culture and artistic innovations, it features recent results of scientific analysis, provenance histories, and an extensive bibliography.

• Offers a study of the multicultural Mediterranean—Etruria sat along trade routes linking West Asia, Greece, Europe, and North Africa.
• Includes detailed catalogue entries accompanied by spectacular photography—nearly 600 illustrations in all.
• Contains up-to-date research from international scholars spanning the disciplines of archaeology, art, and the languages of pre-Roman Italy, as well as conservation science.

A comprehensive guide to an extraordinary collection, this publication is an invaluable resource for archaeologists, art historians, classicists, conservators, curators, and enthusiasts of the ancient world.

The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at www.getty.edu/publications/etruscan-art/ and features zoomable, high-resolution illustrations. Free PDF and EPUB editions are available, as well as JPG downloads of the main catalogue images. This publication was created using Quire, a multiformat publishing tool from Getty.

The first comprehensive catalogue of the Getty Museum’s significant collection of French Rococo ébénisterie furniture.

This catalogue focuses on French ébénisterie furniture in the Rococo style dating from 1735 to 1760. These splendid objects directly reflect the tastes of the Museum’s founder, J. Paul Getty, who started collecting in this area in 1938 and continued until his death in 1976.
 
The Museum’s collection is particularly rich in examples created by the most talented cabinet masters then active in Paris, including Bernard van Risenburgh II (after 1696–ca. 1766), Jacques Dubois (1694–1763), and Jean-François Oeben (1721–1763). Working for members of the French royal family and aristocracy, these craftsmen excelled at producing veneered and marquetried pieces of furniture (tables, cabinets, and chests of drawers) fashionable for their lavish surfaces, refined gilt-bronze mounts, and elaborate design. These objects were renowned throughout Europe at a time when Paris was considered the capital of good taste.
 
The entry on each work comprises both a curatorial section, with description and commentary, and a conservation report, with construction diagrams. An introduction by Anne-Lise Desmas traces the collection’s acquisition history, and two technical essays by Arlen Heginbotham present methodologies and findings on the analysis of gilt-bronze mounts and lacquer.

The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at www.getty.edu/publications/rococo/ and includes zoomable, high-resolution photography. Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book, and JPG downloads of the main catalogue images.

Vividly illustrated, this is the first comprehensive catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s celebrated collection of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French silver.
 
The collection of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French silver at the J. Paul Getty Museum is of exceptional quality and state of preservation. Each piece is remarkable for its beauty, inventive form, skillful execution, illustrious provenance, and the renown of its maker. This volume is the first complete study of these exquisite objects, with more than 250 color photographs bringing into focus extraordinary details such as minuscule makers’ marks, inscriptions, and heraldic armorials.
 
The publication details the formation of the Museum’s collection of French silver, several pieces of which were selected by J. Paul Getty himself, and discusses the regulations of the historic Parisian guild of gold- and silversmiths that set quality controls and consumer protections. Comprehensive entries catalogue a total of thirty-three pieces with descriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and technical information. The related commentaries shed light on the function of these objects and the roles they played in the daily lives of their prosperous owners. The book also includes maker biographies and a full bibliography.
 
The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at getty.edu/publications/french-silver/ and includes 360-degree views and zoomable high-resolution photography. Also available are free PDF and EPUB downloads of the book, and JPG downloads of the main catalogue images.

This groundbreaking open-access catalogue offers an unprecedented view into the J. Paul Getty Museum’s remarkable Book of the Dead manuscripts.

For ancient Egyptians, death was not an end. It was a threshold to a new spiritual beginning and unification with the gods. The Book of the Dead was a collection of spells for protection against the unknown and passage to what came next. The J. Paul Getty Museum’s renowned collection of these religious manuscripts is unveiled through a catalogue illustrated with more than 200 images that reveal every brushstroke, hieroglyph, and vignette.

New hieroglyphic transcriptions, transliterations, translations, and commentary allow for a deeper appreciation of each object. Essays on theology, provenance, and conservation bring ancient Egyptian beliefs about death and the afterlife into vivid focus.

• The first comprehensive look at one of the largest collections of Book of the Dead manuscripts in the Western Hemisphere.
• Papyrus scrolls, linen wrappings, a faience ushabti figure, and a rare Late Ramesside letter are each examined in full.
• Created for scholars and curious readers alike, this publication spans more than a thousand years of ancient Egyptian history.

Explore the powerful guide the ancient Egyptians wrote for the next world and see these ancient manuscripts in ways never before possible.

The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at www.getty.edu/publications/book-of-the-dead/ and features zoomable, high-resolution illustrations, a bibliography, indices, and a glossary. Free PDF and EPUB editions are also available for download. This publication was created using Quire, a multiformat publishing tool from Getty.