Whether we care to admit it or not, we have always distinguished
between those arts that we consider superior and the lesser or
minor forms. Giorgio Vasari is usually credited with formally
structuring the primary nature of architecture, painting, and
sculpture in his Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and
Architects, which was first published in 1568. Even though this
division was initially applied to Italian art, it was not long
before it gained more widespread currency. All of the other
arts--such as ivory carving, glass, enamels, and goldsmiths'
work--were lumped together into a secondary group that took on
pejorative associations, especially in the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries. Other labels have been used over time to
describe these minor arts, and we have spoken of them as the
decorative, applied, ornamental, luxury, sumptuous, or even
mechanical arts. This collection explores the way in which these
minor arts have fought back to gain wider acceptance in our
holistic approach to studying the arts of the Middle Ages. No
longer considered secondary, they are now firmly incorporated into
our studies. This collection, written by some of the most eminent
scholars in the field, looks at minor media from a
historiographical perspective and shows how they are gaining wider
acceptance.
The contributors are David S. Areford, Brigitte Bedos-Rezak,
Frederic Billiet, Paul Binski, John Cherry, Michael W. Cothren,
Thomas E. Dale, Sharon Gerstel, Cynthia Hahn, Jos Koldeweij,
Welleda Muller, Alan M. Stahl, Alicia Walker, Laura Weigert, Harald
Wolter-von dem Knesebeck, and Kim Woods.
General
Imprint: |
Index Of Christian Art, Dept. Of Art And Archaeology, Princeton University
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Index of Christian Art |
Release date: |
October 2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Editors: |
Colum Hourihane
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Dimensions: |
279 x 216 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
336 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-9837537-1-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
History of art / art & design styles >
500 CE to 1400 >
General
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LSN: |
0-9837537-1-7 |
Barcode: |
9780983753711 |
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