A Cultural History of Objects in the Renaissance

A Cultural History of Objects in the Renaissance covers the period 1400 to 1600. The Renaissance was a cultural movement, a time of re-awakening when classical knowledge was rediscovered, leading to an efflorescence in philosophy, art, and literature. The period fostered an emerging sense of individualism across European cultures. This sense was expressed through a fascination with materiality and the natural world, and a growing attachment to things. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Objects examines how objects have been created, used, interpreted and set loose in the world over the last 2500 years. Over this time, the West has developed particular attitudes to the material world, at the centre of which is the idea of the object. The themes covered in each volume are objecthood; technology; economic objects; everyday objects; art; architecture; bodily objects; object worlds. James Symonds is Professor at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Volume 3 in the Cultural History of Objects set. General Editors: Dan Hicks and William Whyte>

Product details

• Authors: James Symonds
• Assisted by: James Symonds (Editor), Symonds James (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.2024
• EAN: 9781350463363
• ISBN: 978-1-350-46336-3
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 242 mm x 14 mm
• Series: The Cultural Histories Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Reference, Reference works, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Material Culture, Social and cultural history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, European history: Renaissance, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance