Dürer's Coats: Renaissance Men and Material Cultures of Social Recognition (The Natalie Zemon Davis Annual Lectures Series - CEU Press) - Softcover

Rublack, Ulinka

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9633869064 ISBN 13: 9789633869062

Publisher: Central European University Press, 2025

Synopsis

During the Renaissance, clothing became more and more elaborately decorated and expensive. It often emphasised the privilege of the male elite. Yet clothing could also subvert or reshape conventional cultural norms. Ulinka Rublack argues that cloaks and gowns gained in importance during this period and were among the things that mediated social relationships for centuries to come. An investigation into outerwear opens a new window into how people and things were connected in the Renaissance and how important clothing was in shaping subjectivities in everyday life. Using the example of Dürer and his wife as emerging social types, the study follows the artist and the men and women of his time through the streets of Venice, Nuremberg, Augsburg and Antwerp.

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About the Author

Ulinka Rublack teaches early modern history at Cambridge University. She is a fellow of the British Academy and has received two German life-time achievement awards for her research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9633869064
• ISBN 13: 9789633869062
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168