Carving Light and Body: Studies in Alabaster Meaning(s) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004729308)

Vendor: Jessica Taylor-Kucia
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Format: Hardcover
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Carving Light and Body: Studies in Alabaster Meaning(s)

$149.00

Carving Light and Body: Studies in Alabaster Meaning(s)

$149.00
Format: Hardcover
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Carving Light and Body investigates the mechanisms by which artistic materials generate meaning. Following alabaster across cultures and epochs, Aleksandra Lipińska traces its journey from the quarry to the artist's workshop, and examines its roles and functions in the realms of art, natural philosophy, theology, poetry, and diplomacy. By exploring alabaster's qualities and the associations these have invited, she reveals its materiality as an agent that shapes the creation, perception, and significance of artworks. At the same time, she demonstrates that many of the notions traditionally connected with alabaster have been cultural projections, often created independently of its physical properties or natural characteristics.

Author: Jessica Taylor-Kucia,Aleksandra Lipińska
ISBN-10: 9004729305
ISBN-13: 9789004729308
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 06/04/2026
Pages: 366
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.57lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.88d
By Jessica Taylor-Kucia
By Jessica Taylor-Kucia
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Aleksandra Lipińska, PhD (2003), Habilitation (2021), University of Cologne, is Deputy Professor of Early Modern Art History. She has published monographs, edited volumes, and numerous articles on early modern European sculpture, the materiality of art, and Central and Eastern European art history.

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