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Tim WOOD et Etienne LETHEL
La RENAISSANCE
Un album de 48 pages, format 245 x 290 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage couleurs, publié en 1993, Gründ, Collection " Entrez dans...", bon état
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5 book(s) with the same title
Renaissance Skin
Welch, Evelyn: Renaissance Skin. 2025. 388 pages, illustrated. Paperback. 25 x 19cms. Looking at the cultural significance of skin textures and colours, as depicted in 1500-1700 in European art. 12 essays discuss experimentations with ear-piercing and surgery, Renaissance physiognomy, chiromancy, metoposcopy and the art of reading moles, depictions of poxed skin, acne and wrinkles, the role of pores in the practice of medicine, the use of animal skins for clothing, parchment and in the kitchen, the documentation of first dissections, Renaissance perception and understanding of skin colour, and the effect of bugs, nits and mites.
Looking at the cultural significance of skin textures and colours, as depicted in 1500-1700 in European art. 12 essays discuss experimentations with ear-piercing and surgery, Renaissance physiognomy, chiromancy, metoposcopy and the art of reading moles, depictions of poxed skin, acne and wrinkles, the role of pores in the practice of medicine, the use of animal skins for clothing, parchment and in the kitchen, the documentation of first dissections, Renaissance perception and understanding of skin colour, and the effect of bugs, nits and mites
D'Or et d'Ãclat. Le bijou à la Renaissance
Rohou, Julie: D'Or et d'Ãclat. Le bijou à la Renaissance. 2025. 240 pages, 171 illustrations. Hardback. 28 x 24cms. A catalogue of 122 pieces of 16th-century European jewelry. 7 essays discuss its history, the incorporation of gems and enamel, portraits of goldsmiths and representations of workshops, the jewelry trade, lead and paper jewelry, the crown of Christian IV of Denmark, and the jewelry chest of Margaret of Valois, Queen of France. The catalogue is split into 5 parts: in the master goldsmith's workshops, the renaissance of adornment, jewelry and power, devotional and amulet jewelry, and the 19th-century Renaissance. Text in French.
A catalogue of 122 pieces of 16th-century European jewelry. 7 essays discuss its history, the incorporation of gems and enamel, portraits of goldsmiths and representations of workshops, the jewelry trade, lead and paper jewelry, the crown of Christian IV of Denmark, and the jewelry chest of Margaret of Valois, Queen of France. The catalogue is split into 5 parts: in the master goldsmith's workshops, the renaissance of adornment, jewelry and power, devotional and amulet jewelry, and the 19th-century Renaissance. Text in French
Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in Italy 1400-1600
Welch, Evelyn: Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in Italy 1400-1600. London and New Haven: 2005. 401pp with 9 colour plates, 57 colour and 147 monochrome illustrations. Cloth, 25.2x18cms. Explores Renaissance material culture, focussing on the marketplace and the variety of goods to be purchased there, from foodstuffs to the acquisitions of antiquities and holy relics. The author looks at the whole spectrum of people shopping, men and women from all social classes. Examines the impact these findings had on urban spaces and Renaissance cities, on the sales at fairs, auctions and lotteries. With conclusion, notes, bibliography and index.
Explores Renaissance material culture, focussing on the marketplace and the variety of goods to be purchased there, from foodstuffs to the acquisitions of antiquities and holy relics. The author looks at the whole spectrum of people shopping, men and women from all social classes. Examines the impact these findings had on urban spaces and Renaissance cities, on the sales at fairs, auctions and lotteries. With conclusion, notes, bibliography and index. Text in English
Glassmaking in Renaissance Venice: The Fragile Craft
McCray, Patrick: Glassmaking in Renaissance Venice: The Fragile Craft. Aldershot: Ashgate, 1999. 272pp with 20 monochrome illustrations and 3 maps. Cloth. 23.4x15.6cms. This study examines the demand, production and distribution of glass and glassmaking technology during the Renaissance era.
This study examines the demand, production and distribution of glass and glassmaking technology during the Renaissance era. Text in English
Davies, Glyn and Kirstin Kennedy (eds)
Reference : 091555
(2009)
ISBN : 9781851775798
Medieval and Renaissance Art: People and Possessions
Davies, Glyn and Kirstin Kennedy (eds): Medieval and Renaissance Art: People and Possessions. London: 2009. 320 pages, 350 colour illustrations. Hardback. 29cms. Published to accompany the opening of the Medieval and Renaissance galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum this book provides the background and context for the objects that will be on display. Ornament, religious art and the body are looked at in relation to the makers, workshops, patrons and the prevailing links to and influence of the classical past.
Published to accompany the opening of the Medieval and Renaissance galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum this book provides the background and context for the objects that will be on display. Ornament, religious art and the body are looked at in relation to the makers, workshops, patrons and the prevailing links to and influence of the classical past. Text in English
