Altered and Adorned - Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

Today Renaissance-era prints are typically preserved behind glass or in solander boxes in museums, but these decorative objects were once a central part of everyday life. Altered and Adorned is a delightful, surprising look at how prints were used: affixed on walls; glued into albums, books, and boxes; annotated; hand-colored; or cut apart. This handsome volume introduces readers to the experimental world of printmaking in the mid-15th and 16th centuries and the array of objects it inspired, from illustrated books, sewing patterns, and wearable ornaments to printed sundials and anatomical charts. It features many never-before-published treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago's rich permanent collection, along with essays on the ways prints functioned-in some cases as three-dimensional and interactive works-and how their condition communicates their use. Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: The Art Institute of Chicago (04/30/11-07/10/11)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	June 2011
Authors:	Suzanne Karr Schmidt • Kimberly Nichols
Dimensions:	305 x 229 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	112
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-16911-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Prints & printmaking > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > Renaissance art > General
LSN:	0-300-16911-6
Barcode:	9780300169119

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