Sarah M. Guerin

French Gothic Ivories (eBook, ePUB)

Material Theologies and the Sculptor's Craft

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume is the first to consider the golden century of Gothic ivory sculpture (1230-1330) in its material, theological, and artistic contexts. Providing a range of new sources and interpretations, Sarah Guerin charts the progressive development and deepening of material resonances expressed in these small-scale carvings. Guerin traces the journey of ivory tusks, from the intercontinental trade routes that delivered ivory tusks to northern Europe, to the workbenches of specialist artisans in medieval Paris, and, ultimately, the altars and private chapels in which these objects were venerated. She also studies the rich social lives and uses of a diverse range of art works fashioned from ivory, including standalone statuettes, diptychs, tabernacles, and altarpieces. Offering new insights into the resonances that ivory sculpture held for their makers and viewers, Guerin's study contributes to our understanding of the history of materials, craft, and later medieval devotional practices.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009041621
• Artikelnr.: 70910856

Autorenporträt

Sarah M. Guérin is assistant professor of the history of art at the University of Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Ivory in the Gothic Emporium
2. Thrones of Wisdom: The First Gothic Ivories
3. 'Fleshly tablets of the heart': The Passion in Ivory
4. Glorification of the Virgin: Ivory Palaces and the Assumption
5. Contemplation and Desire: Ivories for the Domestic Sphere
6. An Ivory Enterprise: The Yvoirier of the Saint-Sulpice Triptych, 1280-1310
Epilogue: Gothic Ivories as a Capetian Art.