Description: Condition: Used - Good; Title: Visual Cultures of Secrecy in Early Modern Europe (Early Modern Studies) Timothy McCall; Sean Roberts and Giancarlo Fiorenza; Description: Secrets in all their variety permeated early modern Europe, from the whispers of ambassadors at court to the emphatically publicized books of home remedies that flew from presses and booksellers’ shops. This interdisciplinary volume draws on approaches from art history and cultural studies to investigate the manifestations of secrecy in printed books and drawings, staircases and narrative paintings, ecclesiastical furnishings and engravers’ tools. Topics include how patrons of art and architecture deployed secrets to construct meanings and distinguish audiences, and how artists and patrons manipulated the content and display of the subject matter of artworks to create an aura of exclusive access and privilege. Essays examine the ways in which popes and princes skillfully deployed secrets in works of art to maximize social control, and how artists, printers, and folk healers promoted their wares through the impression of valuable, mysterious knowledge. The authors contributing to the volume represent both established authorities in their field as well as emerging voices. This volume will have wide appeal for historians, art historians, and literary scholars, introducing readers to a fascinating and often unexplored component of early modern culture.; Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > History & Criticism > History; Publisher: Penn State University Press; Author: Giancarlo Fiorenza;
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Book Title: Visual Cultures of Secrecy in Early Modern Europe (Early Modern
Genre: History, World
Original Language: English: Published; English: Original Language; English;
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Visual Cultures of Secrecy in Early Modern Europe
Publisher: Truman STATE University Press
Publication Year: 2013
Subject: General, European, History / Renaissance, Subjects & Themes / General
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.7 Oz
Author: William Eamon
Subject Area: Art
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 7 in
Series: Early Modern Studies
Format: Trade Paperback
