The Agency of Things in Medieval and Early Modern Art
Materials, Power and Manipulation
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, European, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781351681490 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 22, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781351681490 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 22, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This volume explores the late medieval and early modern periods from the perspective of objects. While the agency of things has been studied in anthropology and archaeology, it is an innovative approach for art historical investigations. Each contributor takes as a point of departure active things: objects that were collected, exchanged, held in hand, carried on a body, assembled, cared for or pawned. Through a series of case studies set in various geographic locations, this volume examines a rich variety of systems throughout Europe and beyond.
This volume explores the late medieval and early modern periods from the perspective of objects. While the agency of things has been studied in anthropology and archaeology, it is an innovative approach for art historical investigations. Each contributor takes as a point of departure active things: objects that were collected, exchanged, held in hand, carried on a body, assembled, cared for or pawned. Through a series of case studies set in various geographic locations, this volume examines a rich variety of systems throughout Europe and beyond.
