A Cultural History of Objects in the Renaissance (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781474298735)

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

Author: James Symonds
ISBN-10: 1474298737
ISBN-13: 9781474298735
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 08/31/2022
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.60w x 0.70d