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Making Marvels - Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe (Hardcover)
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Making Marvels - Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe (Hardcover)
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Innovation, technology, and spectacle combine in wondrous works of
decorative art and furniture that embody the splendor and luxury of
the royal courts of Europe At once beautiful works of art and
technological wonders, the objects featured in Making Marvels
demonstrate how European royalty from the Renaissance to the
Enlightenment signaled their status through their collections of
ingeniously crafted inventions. Featuring 150 exemplary objects
ranging from mechanical toys to scientific instruments, timepieces
to automata, this groundbreaking study brings to life a glorious
period when luxury, a quest for knowledge, scientific invention,
and political power combined to produce remarkable works of art.
More than frivolous playthings, these works inspired technical
innovations that influenced a broad spectrum of activities,
including astronomy, engineering, and artisanal craftsmanship. This
remarkable volume explores works in a wide range of materials,
including precious metals, gemstones, pietra dura, marble, ivory,
wood, bone, shell, glass, and paper. The book's compelling essays
address the layered historical context in which these objects were
fashioned and gathered into cabinets of wonder at courts throughout
Europe; elucidate their complex blending of art and science; and
provide fascinating details about the patrons who commissioned them
and the specialists who made them. Published by The Metropolitan
Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition
Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (November 25,
2019-March 1, 2020)
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