Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 530 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9783110637526
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9783110637083
Series Statement:
Sense, matter, and medium volume 4
Content:
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
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110620153
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Illuminating metalwork Berlin : De Gruyter, 2022 ISBN 9783110620153
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3110620154
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Illuminierte Handschrift
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Goldschmiedekunst
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Metall
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Vergoldung
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Geschichte 700-1520
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Goldschmiedekunst
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Buchmalerei
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Geschichte 500-1500
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Gold
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Goldschmiedekunst
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Metallgegenstand
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Motiv
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Buchmalerei
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Geschichte 500-1500
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Konferenzschrift
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1515/9783110637526
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