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Ackley; Joseph Salvatore; Wearing; Shannon L.

 
9783110620153: Illuminating Metalwork: Metal, Object, and Image in Medieval Manuscripts
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ISBN 10 : 3110620154 ISBN 13 : 9783110620153
Editeur : De Gruyter, 2021

Synopsis

The presence of gold, silver, and other metals is a hallmark of decorated manuscripts, the very characteristic that makes them “illuminated.” Medieval artists often used metal pigment and leaf to depict metal objects both real and imagined, such as chalices, crosses, tableware, and even idols; the luminosity of these representations contrasted pointedly with the surrounding paints, enriching the page and dazzling the viewer. To elucidate this key artistic tradition, this volume represents the first in-depth scholarly assessment of the depiction of precious-metal objects in manuscripts and the media used to conjure them. From Paris to the Abbasid caliphate, and from Ethiopia to Bruges, the case studies gathered here forge novel approaches to the materiality and pictoriality of illumination. In exploring the semiotic, material, iconographic, and technical dimensions of these manuscripts, the authors reveal the canny ways in which painters generated metallic presence on the page. Illuminating Metalwork is a landmark contribution to the study of the medieval book and its visual and embodied reception, and is poised to be a staple of research in art history and manuscript studies, accessible to undergraduates and specialists alike.

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À propos des auteurs

Joseph S. Ackley, Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, USA; Shannon L. Wearing, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Canada.

Joseph Salvatore Ackley, Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, USA; Shannon L. Wearing, Pontifical Inst. of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Canada.

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Éditeur
De Gruyter
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3110620154
ISBN 13 
9783110620153
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
510
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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