There is a long tradition of collecting rings dating back to the 17th century when their significance was first appreciated in Europe although their use and manufacture dates back to antiquity. Well-known collections were made by enthusiasts as diverse as the French aristocrat Baron Jérôme Davillier (1815-1890), whose collection included the ring of the Black Prince found in the ruins of the Castle of Montpensier in 1866, and C. D. Fortnum (1820-1899) whose income came from the famous grocery s...
The most remarkable records of human endeavour sit side by side in the Schoenberg Collection. The purpose behind this catalogue is not only to give their particulars but also to sketch their role in the history of ideas. The reflection of this history in the material gathered here spans over four thousand years, from the practice of arithmetic in Babylon in the third millennium BC to a report on submarine detection experiments in 1919. Manuscripts, properly speaking, are not rare; they are uniq...
Medieval Image-Concepts and the Meaning of Visual Programs
by Beat Brenk
This volume presents a selection of 25 studies which are grouped into a number of topics on late-Antique and medieval art. The art of the Middle Ages is treated not as a succession of styles, but is analysed as an unstable value system, which seeks to prove its own legitimacy by claims and ideologies. Although works of art are not legal documents, they evoke frequently a religious or political self-conception. The author shows how the medieval artist brought into the world new creations under co...
The Gothic Idol (Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism)
by Michael Camille
By examining the theme of idol-worship in medieval art, this book reveals the ideological basis of paintings, statues and manuscript illuminations that depict the worship of false gods in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. By showing that images of idolatry stood for those outside the Church - pagans, Muslims, Jews, heretics, homosexuals - Camille sheds light on how medieval society viewed both alien 'others' and itself. He links the abhorrence of worshipping false gods in images to an 'im...
Kunstler Und Ihre Bruder (Berliner Schriften Zur Kunst, #22)
by Gabriele Koster
Envisioning Gender in Burgundian Devotional Art, 1350–1530 (Women and Gender in the Early Modern World)
by Andrea Pearson
Illuminated here are the relationships between visual culture, faith, and gender in the courtly, monastic, and urban spheres of the early modern Burgundian Netherlands. By examining works by artists such as the Master of Mary of Burgundy, Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, and Bernard van Orley, author Andrea Pearson identifies and explores pictorial constructions of masculinity and femininity in regard to the expectations, experiences, and practices of devotion. Specifically, she demonstrates that two...
The Italian Renaissance is among the most glamorousepochs of European art. Art historians as well as a widepublic are fascinated by three centuries of exceptionallyprolific artistic creation that produced works ofinternational fame such as Michelangelo's frescos in theSistine Chapel. The cityscapes of the great centers ofthat time would be vastly different without theirRenaissance architecture - cities like Florence, Rome, and Venice are veritable museums of an epoch whose art remains vital and...
Inspired by the dramatic murals in the medieval churches of the province of Uppland, Sweden, this collection of colorful knitwear projects is sure to challenge and reward experienced knitters. Whirling botanical details, three-dimensional patterns, and embellished borders combine in a sumptuous collection of sweaters, vests, hats, and mittens in sizes for adults and children. With clearly presented instructions and color photographs of both the completed designs and the paintings, panels, and ta...
Emile Male's book aids understanding of medieval art and medieval symbolism, and of the vision of the world which presided over the building of the French cathedrals. It looks at French religious art in the Middle Ages, its forms, and especially the Eastern sources of sculptural iconography used in the cathedrals of France. Fully illustrated with many footnotes it acts as a useful guide for the student of Western culture.
Gothic and Renaissance Altarpieces
by Caterina Virdis Limentani and Mari Pietrogiovanna
In the mid-15th century, when the traditional styles and techniques of the Middle Ages were yielding to the new influences of the Renaissance, the altarpieces of cathedrals and major churches reached a degree of elaboration never seen before. For a century or so altarpieces had been constructed so that they could be closed or open (for saints' days and festivals), often in three parts (triptychs), with two wings folding over the centre. This scheme was now expanded: panels were arranged sometime...
Jewellery has always been of central importance to all human societies, but medieval jewellery is relatively less well-known. This book draws on the important collection at the V&A to focus on the heart of the medieval period from 1050 to 1500. The jewellery worn in medieval Europe was important as an indicator of the wearer's social status and wealth, faith and superstition, allegiances and literacy. Royalty and the nobility wore gold, silver or precious gems, the costliest jewellery while humb...
L'Histoire d'Alexandre Le Grand Dans Les Tapisseries Au Xve Siecle (Studies in Western Tapestry, #5)
Bishop Robert Grosseteste and Lincoln Cathedral
Bishop Robert Grosseteste and Lincoln Cathedral is an in-depth investigation of Grosseteste’s relationship to the medieval cathedral at Lincoln and the surrounding city. This book will contribute to the understanding of Gothic architecture in early thirteenth century England - most specifically, how forms and spaces were conceived in relation to the cultural, religious and political life of the period. The architecture and topography of Lincoln Cathedral are examined in their cultural contexts,...
Etudes Cappadociennes / Studies in Byzantine Cappodocia (Studies in Byzantine Cappadocia)
by Catherine Jolivet-Levy
Published to accompany a 1999 exhibition, this volume provides an introduction to the range and quality of the medieval art treasures to be found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. An essay by the Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Medieval Art gives insight into the collection process, and the catalogue entries, written by members of the curatorial staff, focus on about 200 of the most important secular and religious objects, many of which are illustrated in co...
Dans Le Manuscrit Et En Dehors
by Marina Bernasconi, Ilka Mestemacher, Pier Luigi Mulas, Melissa Nieto, Nicolas Oget, Chiara Paniccia, Cristina Quattrini, Michele Tomasi, Loretta Vandi, Ines Villela - Petit, Denise Zaru, Mireia Castano, Aurelia Cohendy, Fabrizio Crivello, Adeline Favre, Nastasia Gallian, Christine Jakobi-Mirwald, Alessia Marzo, and Fabio Massaccesi
Medieval Ivories and Works of Art
by Dr. John Lowden and John Cherry
The Thomson Collection contains examples of the highest quality of most types of medieval ivory carving, both secular and religious. These include large statuettes of the Virgin and Child intended to stand on altars in chapels, small versions for private use in the home, and folding tablets or diptychs with scenes from the life of Christ carved in relief.
The Treasure of Sânnicolau Mare (Hungarian:Nagyszentmiklós) (Romisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum - Tagungen, #25)
In 1799, one of the most important hoards of gold from the European early Middle Ages was discovered near the village of Nagyszentmiklós (then in the Kingdom of Hungary, now Sânnicolau Mare, Romania). It consists of 23 gold vessels with a total weight of almost 10 kg. What makes the treasure so valuable is the high quality of workmanship and the exotic beauty of some of the vessels. Above all, however, it represents a unique resource for the study of cultural connections between the Mediterrane...
Designa (Wooden Books) ()
by Adam Tetlow, Daud Sutton, and Lisa DeLong
Do you ever stare at patterns and wonder how to construct them? Are you ever captivated and inspired by Celtic or Islamic art? Do you ever think about the illusion of depth perspective that your brain builds from your senses? Are you aware that symmetry informs your feeling of what is right? Is there a Golden secret which is hidden in nature and all the traditional arts? Packed with information and exquisite illustrations by more than twelve expert authors, DESIGNA is the ultimate sourceboo...