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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

Autori	Jones, Christine A. Jones
Editore	University of Delaware Press
Lingue	Inglese
Formato	Copertina rigida
Pubblicazione	16.05.2013
EAN	9781644530726
ISBN	978-1-64453-072-6
Pagine	316
Peso	454 g
Serie	Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Art and Culture
Categoria	Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jones, Christine A. Jones
• Editore: University of Delaware Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.05.2013
• EAN: 9781644530726
• ISBN: 978-1-64453-072-6
• Pagine: 316
• Peso: 454 g
• Serie: Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Art and Culture
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte