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Cut in Alabaster: A Material of Sculpture 1330-1530

Cut in Alabaster: A Material of Sculpture 1330-1530

Woods, Kim

Hardcover

Art HistoryEuropean ArtSculpture & Installation

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ISBN10: 1909400262
ISBN13: 9781909400269
Publisher: Harvey Miller Publ
Published: Dec 10 2018
Pages: 422
Weight: 4.65
Height: 1.30 Width: 8.90 Depth: 11.20
Language: English
While marble is associated with Renaissance Italy, alabaster was the material commonly used elsewhere in Europe and has its own properties, traditions and meanings. It enjoyed particular popularity as a sculptural material during the two centuries 1330-1530, when alabaster sculpture was produced both for indigenous consumption and for export. Focussing especially on England, the Burgundian Netherlands and Spain, three territories closely linked through trade routes, diplomacy and cultural exchange, this book explores and compares the material practice and visual culture of alabaster sculpture in late medieval Europe. Cut in Alabaster charts sculpture from quarry to contexts of use, exploring practitioners, markets and functions as well as issues of consumption, display and material meanings. It provides detailed examination of tombs, altarpieces and both elite and popular sculpture, ranging from high status bespoke commissions to small, low-cost carvings produced commercially for a more popular clientele

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