The Hand of the Master : Craftsmanship, Ivory, and Society in Byzantium (9th-11th Centuries)

Cutler, Anthony

ISBN 10: 0691033668 / ISBN 13: 9780691033662

Edité par Princeton University Press (1994), Princeton, 1994

A propos de cet article

26x20cm, xv,293,(8) pp, Name inked on flyleaf. Weighs 1.2 kilos. Contents: The Power of Ivory -- The Modern Response -- The Byzantine Response -- Varieties of Experience -- Conditions of Production -- The Quantity and Quality of Ivory -- "Colonial" Tusks and Domestic Bone -- The Question of Workshops -- Stages of Production -- Cutting the Panel -- An Excursus on Tools -- From Panel to Plaque -- Carving the Figures -- Detailing -- Finishing and Assembling -- The Master in Context -- Craftsman, Designer, Client -- Artistic Identity in Byzantium -- Signs of the Master -- The Guidance of the Hodegetria -- Problems of Classification and Chronology -- "Groups" and Individuals -- Toward a History: Datable Works and Minimal Clusters -- The Implications of Contemporaneity -- Ivory in Byzantium Society -- Users and Uses -- The Culture of the Clientele. [" This book is the first detailed study in fifty years of Byzantine ivory carving in the tenth and eleventh centuries, the era when work in that medium reached its highest level of attainment. Unique in its aim and range, The Hand of the Master considers how, when, and why the Byzantines used ivory for icons and other luxurious items. Based on direct study of the objects, the book discusses more than 150 pieces and is illustrated with new photographs that are indispensable to an understanding of carving techniques and styles. Cutler analyzes the normal working methods of Byzantine carvers, as well as aspects of craftsmanship that enable us to identify distinct hands.,.," - publisher's description]. Light binding corner bumps. Some rubbing to dustwrapper. VG., dustwrapper.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Hand of the Master : Craftsmanship, Ivory, and Society in Byzantium (9th-11th Centuries)
• Éditeur: Princeton University Press (1994), Princeton
• Date de parution: 1994
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0691033668
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780691033662
• Reliure: orig. cloth
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Byzantine Art History

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Synopsis

This is a detailed study of Byzantine ivory carving during an era when work in that medium reached its highest level of attainment. Unique in its aim and range, the volume considers how, when and why the Byzantines used ivory for icons and other luxurious items. Based on direct study of the objects, the book discusses more than 150 pieces and is illustrated with new photographs that provide an understanding of carving techniques and styles. The author analyzes the normal working methods of Byzantine carvers, as well as aspects of craftsmanship that enable the identification of specific sculptors. These observations are then made the basis of both a revised chronology and a more rigorous system of classification than has existed heretofore. Similarities and differences within this body of production allow answers to such broader questions as the functions of craftsmen in this society, their relations with clients and designers, and, ultimately, the significance of ivory in the visual culture of Byzantium.

À propos de l'auteur

Anthony Cutler, Research Professor of Art History at the Pennsylvania State University, is the author of The Aristocratic Psalters in Byzantium (Picard) and The Craft of Ivory (Dumbarton Oaks).