Shapely Bodies - The Image of Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century France

Shapely Bodies: The Image of Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century France constructs the first cultural history of porcelain making in France. It takes its title from two types of “bodies” treated in this study: the craft of porcelain making shaped clods of earth into a clay body to produce high-end commodities and the French elite shaped human bodies into social subjects with the help of makeup, stylish patterns, and accessories. These practices crossed paths in the work of artisans, whose luxury objects reflected and also influenced the curves of fashion in the eighteenth century.

About the author

Christine A. Jones is Associate Professor of French and Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies in the Department of Languages and Literature at the University of Utah.

Summary

Constructs a cultural history of porcelain making in France. The book takes its title from two types of "bodies" treated in the study: the craft of porcelain making shaped clods of earth into a clay body to produce high-end commodities and the French elite shaped human bodies into social subjects with the help of makeup, patterns, and accessories.

Product details

Authors	Jones, Christine A. Jones
Publisher	University of Delaware Press
Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	16.05.2013
EAN	9781644530726
ISBN	978-1-64453-072-6
No. of pages	316
Weight	454 g
Series	Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Art and Culture
Subject	Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history

Product details

• Authors: Jones, Christine A. Jones
• Publisher: University of Delaware Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.05.2013
• EAN: 9781644530726
• ISBN: 978-1-64453-072-6
• No. of pages: 316
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Art and Culture
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history