Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life - Couverture rigide

Schmidt, Suzanne Karr; Nichols, Kimberly

 
9780300169119: Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0300169116 ISBN 13 : 9780300169119
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Today Renaissance-era prints are typically preserved behind glass or in solander boxes in museums, but these decorative objects were once a central part of everyday life. Altered and Adorned is a delightful, surprising look at how prints were used: affixed on walls; glued into albums, books, and boxes; annotated; hand-colored; or cut apart.

This handsome volume introduces readers to the experimental world of printmaking in the mid-15th and 16th centuries and the array of objects it inspired, from illustrated books, sewing patterns, and wearable ornaments to printed sundials and anatomical charts. It features many never-before-published treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago's rich permanent collection, along with essays on the ways prints functioned--in some cases as three-dimensional and interactive works--and how their condition communicates their use.

Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago


Exhibition Schedule:

The Art Institute of Chicago
(04/30/11-07/10/11)

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À propos de l?auteur

Suzanne Karr Schmidt is Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow in Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago. Kimberly Nichols is Associate Conservator in Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300169116
ISBN 13 
9780300169119
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
112
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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