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The Matter of Art: Materials, Practices, Cultural Logics, C.1250-1750

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The Matter of Art: Materials, Practices, Cultural Logics, C.1250-1750 - Anderson, Christy (Editor), and Dunlop, Anne (Editor), and Smith, Pamela H. (Editor)
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Materials carried the meaning of early modern art. Transformed and crafted from the matter of nature, art objects were the physical embodiment of both the inherent qualities of materials and the forces of culture that used, refined and produced them. The study of materials offers a new approach to this important period in the history of art, science and culture, linking the close study of painting, sculpture and architecture to much wider categories of the everyday and the exotic. Drawing on research and models from ...

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The Matter of Art: Materials, Practices, Cultural Logics, C.1250-1750 2016, Manchester University Press, Manchester

ISBN-13: 9781784992828

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