Designing Norman Sicily - Material Culture and Society (Hardcover)

Essays showing how the stuff of Norman Sicily, its mosaics, frescoes, art and architecture, was used to construct its history. Material culture played a crucial role in developing the cultural narrative of Norman Sicily. The essays in this book consider how images, designs, artifacts, structures and objects were used to help create the story of the medieval kingdom, and what they reveal about the complex political and social dynamics that underpinned the so-called "multicultural" state. Arguing that a visual language developed in medieval Sicily and southern Italy in this period, the contributions journey through both familiar and unexplored aspects of Siculo-Norman art, in particular those areas which have only been made possible with recent advances in technology and international academic collaboration. Topics addressed include manuscripts and mosaics, textile diplomacy, the drama of coins and trade, new readings of old buildings, and the insights of archaeological excavations into everyday life. All of the ideas presented in this volume converge on the central theme of how material culture helped to develop story and society in the medieval kingdom of Sicily.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture
Release date:	March 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Emily A. Winkler • Liam Fitzgerald • Andrew Small
Contributors:	Alessandra Molinari • Emily A. Winkler • Emma Edwards • Fabio Scirea • Katherine Jacka • Liam Fitzgerald • Lisa Reilly (Customer)
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-78327-489-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 500 CE to 1400 > General
LSN:	1-78327-489-1
Barcode:	9781783274895

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