Portraits of Human Monsters in the Renaissance: Dwarves, Hirsutes, and Castrati as Idealized Anatomical Anomalies by Ghadessi, Touba

Portraits of Human Monsters in the Renaissance: Dwarves, Hirsutes, and Castrati as Idealized Anatomical Anomalies (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580442756)

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Portraits of Human Monsters in the Renaissance: Dwarves, Hirsutes, and Castrati as Idealized Anatomical Anomalies by Ghadessi, Touba

Portraits of Human Monsters in the Renaissance: Dwarves, Hirsutes, and Castrati as Idealized Anatomical Anomalies

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Portraits of Human Monsters in the Renaissance: Dwarves, Hirsutes, and Castrati as Idealized Anatomical Anomalies by Ghadessi, Touba

Portraits of Human Monsters in the Renaissance: Dwarves, Hirsutes, and Castrati as Idealized Anatomical Anomalies

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Format: Hardcover
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At the center of this interdisciplinary study are court monsters--dwarves, hirsutes, and misshapen individuals--who, by their very presence, altered Renaissance ethics vis-a-vis anatomical difference, social virtues, and scientific knowledge. The study traces how these monsters evolved from objects of curiosity, to scientific cases, to legally independent beings. The works examined here point to the intricate cultural, religious, ethical, and scientific perceptions of monstrous individuals who were fixtures in contemporary courts.

Author: Touba Ghadessi
ISBN-10: 1580442757
ISBN-13: 9781580442756
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2018
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.90w x 0.70d
By Touba Ghadessi
By Touba Ghadessi
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Touba Ghadessi is Associate Professor of Art History at Wheaton College.

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