The Wyvern Collection: Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and Metalwork - Hardcover

Williamson, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500021775 ISBN 13: 9780500021774

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

This catalogue of the Wyvern sculpture collection, which is not open to the public, comprises outstanding European sculptures of the medieval period, as well as some Late Antique and Byzantine pieces and related works of the post-medieval era. Objects are made from wood, stone (including alabaster and marble) and terracotta. Also included are medieval works of art in metal, mostly consisting of crucifix figures (corpora), and other functional metalware such as aquamanilia (water vessels for the washing of hands) and candlesticks. This sumptuous publication will interest all those concerned with the material culture of the Middle Ages.

Table of Contents

Foreword · Introduction · I. Late Antique and Byzantine (cat. 1–8) · II. Romanesque and Early Gothic 1050-1200 (cat. 9–44) · III. Europe in the 13th Century (cat. 45–68) · IV. Europe in the 14th Century (cat. 69–92) · V. Europe in the First Half of the 15th Century (cat. 93–126) · VI. Europe in the Second Half of the 15th Century (cat. 127–164) · VII. Europe in the First Half of the 16th Century (cat. 165–179) · VIII. Post-Medieval (cat. 180–187)

About this title

Review:

There could be a few more qualified guides to an important private collection of medieval art than Paul Williamson --Apollo

The combination of the unfaltering taste of the collector, who has, as he acknowledges in his foreword, been advised by some of the best medieval curators of our time, and Williamson s erudition and deep understanding of sculpture make this volume a landmark. ... this volume is also a useful primary source in the history of taste. After reading it, one can only impatiently await the publication of the next --Burlington Magazine

Of the right calibre and breadth to guide us confidently through the salient moments of the history of European medieval sculpting and casting --The Art Newspaper

About the Author:

Paul Williamson is the former keeper of the Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics, and Glass department at the Victoria and Albert Museum and has written extensively on medieval sculptures and ivory carvings.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0500021775
• ISBN 13: 9780500021774
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384