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More than mere playthings : the minor arts of Italy /

This book is inspired by the 2015 Italian Art Society-sponsored conference sessions of the American Association of Italian Studies. Its seven chapters span the art of ancient Etruria to twentieth century Italy, and explore a variety of media, including mirrors, cameos, treasury objects, reliquaries,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fischer, Julia C. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Chapter One. Introduction / Julia C. Fischer ; Chapter Two. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Reflections on Etruscan Bronze Mirrors / Bridget Sandhoff ; Chapter Three. A Woman{u2019}s Weapon: Private Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire / Julia C. Fischer ; Chapter Four. Holy Plunder and Stolen Treasures: Portable Luxury Objects as War Trophies in the Italian Maritime Republics, 1100-1400 / Karen Mathews ; Chapter Five. Early Renaissance Reliquaries: Shaping Renaissance Art through Private Devotion / Sarah M. Dillon ; Chapter Six. Minor Arts/Major Crises in Mid-20th Century Italian Ceramics / Adrian R. Duran ; Chapter Seven. Ever-Present: Italian Figurines / Melissa Hempel.