Ornamentalism: The Art of Renaissance Accessories - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0472051172 ISBN 13: 9780472051175

Verlag: The University of Michigan Press, 2016

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Críticas:

"Much of the appeal of this fascinating book is its ability to challenge ourassumptions about both accessories and the Renaissance." - Times Higher Education "Addresses, through insightful commentaries, the social structures ofItaly and England that created and controlled personal ornamentation. . . useful for students of material culture and for others looking for freshviews on adornment in the early modern period." - Choice "Will appeal to those with a specialist interest in the material cultureassociated with male and female bodies in Renaissance Italy andEngland. However, the range of intellectual and theoretical approacheswill ensure that there is something well worth reading for literaturespecialists, historians, and a wider audience." - Renaissance Quarterly

Reseña del editor:

Ornamentalism is the first book to focus on Renaissance accessories,their histories and meanings. The collection's eminent contributorsbring accessories to the center of a discussion about material culture,dress, and adornment, exploring their use, significance, and multiplelives. Defining an "accessory" in the broadest sense-including scents,veils, handkerchiefs, lingerie, codpieces, dildos, jewels, ruffs, wax seals,busks, shoes, scissors, and even boys-the book provides a rich culturalhistory that's eclectic and bold, including discussions of bodily functions,personal hygiene, and sexuality. Lively, well-written, and richly illustrated with color plates,Ornamentalism will appeal to scholars of the material past and socialpractice, and those interested in fashion studies, manners and morals,gender and sexuality, theater and performance.

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• Verlag: The University of Michigan Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0472051172
• ISBN 13: 9780472051175
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 388
• Herausgeber: Mirabella Bella