UID:
almahu_9949231335902882
Format:
1 online resource (XIII, 510 p.)
ISBN:
9783110637526
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9783110750720
Series Statement:
Sense, Matter, and Medium : New Approaches to Medieval Literary and Material Culture , 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.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DG Ebook Package English 2021, De Gruyter, 9783110750720
In:
DG Plus DeG Package 2021 Part 1, De Gruyter, 9783110750706
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English, De Gruyter, 9783110754001
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021, De Gruyter, 9783110753776
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EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2021 English, De Gruyter, 9783110754124
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2021, De Gruyter, 9783110753899
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110637083
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110620153
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift
DOI:
10.1515/9783110637526
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110637526
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110637526
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110637526
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110637526
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110637526
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110637526
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