Overview

This exhibition catalogue contains essays on Gothic ivories by seven leading international scholars. Organized chronologically, the catalogue details nearly 100 of the most important examples of Gothic ivory carving from collections in Europe and the US. The publication is designed to convey to the reader the major changes that occurred in art and society during the Gothic period and the rise of ivory carving for both religious and secular purposes. It tells the story of the development of this art form; the people who carved, commissioned and made use of ivories in the Middle Ages; and the impact historical developments had on the growth and eventual demise of this art form.

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Author:   Peter Barnet
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 30.50cm
Weight:   1.389kg
ISBN:  

9780691016108

ISBN 10:   0691016100
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   22 April 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

ForewordAcknowledgmentsImages in Ivory EssaysIGothic Sculpture in Ivory: An Introduction2IIIvory and Ivory Workers in Medieval Paris18IIISymbiosis across Scale: Gothic Ivories and Sculpture in Stone and Wood in the Thirteenth Century38IVThe Polychrome Decoration of Gothic Ivories46VPopular Romances Carved in Ivory62VIGothic Ivory Carving in Germany80VIINarrative Structure and Content in Some Gothic Ivories of the Life of Christ94Catalogue of the ExhibitionThe First Gothic Ivories (nos. 1-17)115Paris and Other Centers: Devotional Objects (nos. 18-50)147Secular Objects and the Romance Tradition (nos. 51-64)217New Developments in Ivory and Bone Carving (nos. 65-79)249Epilogue: Pastiches, Revivals, Forgeries, and Open Questions (nos. 80-93)279Bibliography308Index321

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Peter Barnet is Associate Curator of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Detroit Institute of Arts. He is the coauthor of Decorative Arts 1900: Highlights from Private Collections in Detroit, and author of Clothed in Majesty: European Ecclesiastical Textiles from the Detroit Institute of Arts.

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