The Matter of Art - Materials, Practices, Cultural Logics, C.1250-1750 (Hardcover)

Materials carried the meaning of early modern art. Transformed and crafted from the matter of nature, art objects were the physical embodiment of both the inherent qualities of materials and the forces of culture that used, refined and produced them. The study of materials offers a new approach to this important period in the history of art, science and culture, linking the close study of painting, sculpture and architecture to much wider categories of the everyday and the exotic. Drawing on new research and models from anthropology, material culture and the history of art, scholars in The matter of art explore topics as diverse as Inka stonework, gold in panel painting, cork platforms for shoes, and the Christian Eucharist. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Design and Material Culture
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Christy Anderson • Anne Dunlop • Pamela H. Smith
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-9060-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-7190-9060-1
Barcode:	9780719090608

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