A Cultural History of Objects in the Renaissance / edited by James Symonds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Symonds, James, Ph. D., editor.

Series:

Cultural histories series

Cultural history of objects ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Material culture.

Anthropology.

Archaeology (Classical Studies).

Cultural History (History).

Decorative Arts and Material Culture (Art).

Design.

Material Culture (Anth).

Local Subjects:

Anthropology.

Archaeology (Classical Studies).

Cultural History (History).

Decorative Arts and Material Culture (Art).

Design.

Material Culture (Anth).

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A Cultural History of Objects in the Renaissance covers the period 1400 to 1600. The Renaissance was a cultural movement, a time of re-awakening when classical knowledge was rediscovered, leading to an efflorescence in philosophy, art, and literature. The period fostered an emerging sense of individualism across European cultures. This sense was expressed through a fascination with materiality and the natural world, and a growing attachment to things. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Objects examines how objects have been created, used, interpreted and set loose in the world over the last 2500 years. Over this time, the West has developed particular attitudes to the material world, at the centre of which is the idea of the object. The themes covered in each volume are objecthood; technology; economic objects; everyday objects; art; architecture; bodily objects; object worlds.

Notes:

Online resource; description from resource and publisher's metadata (viewed on 20 November 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474206914

1474206913

OCLC:

1285916652

Publisher Number:

193634

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.