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New interpretations of an art form ubiquitious in the Middle Ages.
English alabasters played a seminal role in the artistic
development of late medieval and early modern Europe. Carvings made
of this lustrous white stone were sold throughout England and
abroad, and as a result many survived the iconoclasm that destroyed
so much else from this period. They are a unique and valuable
witness to the material culture of the Middle Ages. This volume
incorporates a variety of new approaches to these artefacts,
employing methodologies drawn from a number of different
disciplines. Its chapters explore a range of key points connected
to alabasters: their origins, their general history and their
social, cultural, intellectual and devotional contexts. ZULEIKA
MURAT is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in the History of Medieval
Art at the University of Padua. Contributors: Jennifer Alexander,
Jon Bayliss, Claire Blakey, Stephanie De Roemer, Rachel King,
AndrewKirkman, Aleksandra Lipinska, Zuleika Murat, Luca Palozzi,
Sophie Phillips, Nigel Ramsay, Christina Welch, Philip Weller, Kim
Woods, Michaela Zoeschg
The first comprehensive study of the most important ceramic
innovation of the 19th century Colorful, wildly imaginative, and
technically innovative, majolica was functional and aesthetic
ceramic ware. Its subject matter reflects a range of 19th-century
preoccupations, from botany and zoology to popular humor and the
macabre. Majolica Mania examines the medium's considerable impact,
from wares used in domestic settings to monumental pieces at the
World's Fairs. Essays by international experts address the
extensive output of the originators and manufacturers in
England-including Minton, Wedgwood, and George Jones-and the
migration of English craftsmen to the U.S. New research including
information on important American makers in New York, Baltimore,
and Philadelphia is also featured. Fully illustrated, the book is
enlivened by new photography of pieces from major museums and
private collections in the U.S. and Great Britain.
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