Exemplum: Model-Book Drawings and the Practice of Artistic Transmission in the Middle Ages (Ca. 900 - Ca. 1450)

Scheller, Robert W.:

ISBN 10: 9053561307 / ISBN 13: 9789053561300

Published by Amsterdam: AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1995

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434 S., zahlr. schw/w Abb. farb. ill. OPpbd o. SU, dieser mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren, ansonsten sehr guter Zustand. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exemplum: Model-Book Drawings and the Practice of Artistic Transmission in the Middle Ages (Ca. 900 - Ca. 1450)
• Publisher: Amsterdam: AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY PRESS
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 9053561307
• ISBN 13: 9789053561300
• Binding: 25cm x 18cm
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

During the Middle Ages, artistic ideas were transmitted from one region to another and passed on from one generation to the next, in the form of drawings. This kind of handmade reproduction, 'exemplum' in Latin, was used to record the form and content of works of art. Some of those drawings have survived in 'model books'. The author presents a fascinating account of many and various aspects of these drawings with special emphasis on how they contribute to our understanding of the genesis of medieval works of art. Exemplum will be a standard work of reference for many years to come.

About the Author

Robert Scheller is emeritus professor in the history of medieval art at the University of Amsterdam.