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This volume is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized at the Trout Gallery, Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania), September through November 2000, and traveling to the Folger Shakespeare Libary Washington, D.C., December through March 2001. The theme is the hand as it appears in miniatures, prints, and drawings, inscribed with or surrounded by lines, letters, words, symbols, and/or numbers. These representations all show the hand as it has functioned to serve understanding and memorization of religious concepts, musical verses, and predictions of the future, for example. Curator Sherman, who has published widely on medieval art and art historiography, is joined by several contributing art historians in providing extensively researched interpretive text for the 85 featured images. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Focusing on really fine art by such masters as Rembrandt, Albrecht Drer, Lucas van Leyden, Leonardo da Vinci and a host of anonymous but highly accomplished creators, this exhibition catalogue (for a show at Dickinson College's Trout Gallery in Pennsylvania and the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.) reveals the Middle Ages' dependence on the human hand for everything from arithmetic to music, not to mention fortune-telling. Edited by art historian Sherman (Imagining Aristotle), the essays and catalogue entries combine erudition with accessibility. Sachiko Kusukawa, a research fellow in the history and philosophy of science at Trinity College, Cambridge, contributes a particularly lucid and intriguing chapter describing a hugely important treatise on "finger-reckoning" written by the English historian Bede (c. 673-735). Martin Kemp, a professor of art history at Oxford and recognized authority on the art of Leonardo da Vinci, also contributes a useful short chapter on anatomical art, while Brian P. Copenhaver, professor of history and philosophy at UCLA, provides a somewhat more abstruse essay on divination through use of the hands. Generally, though, academic-speak is kept to a friendly minimum, given the remote nature of the subject. For its excellent, hundred-plus reproductions of etchings and engravings and intriguing focus, this well-thought-out book will be attractive for all larger art history collections, while the cover will attract the digitally curious to higher-end display tables.
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Broschiert / Paperback. Condition: Sehr gut. 277 S. : zahlr. Abb. ; 31 cm. In good condition. - Contents -- Foreword and Acknowledgments of The Trout Gallery's Director -- Foreword of The Folger Shakespeare Library's Director -- Curator's Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Claire Richter Sherman -- "The Handy Worke of the Incomprehensible Creator" -- Martin Kemp -- A Manual Computer for Reckoning Time Sachiko Kusukawa -- The Singing Hand -- Susan Forscher Weiss -- A Show of Hands -- Brian P. Copenhaver -- Catalogue of Works -- Prefatory Notes -- i. Reading the Writing on Hands -- Mentor, Metaphor, and Map: Cat. 1-4 -- Identity, Intelligence, and Creativity: Cat. 5-10 -- n. The Handiwork of the Creator -- The Noblest Creation: Cat. 11-16 -- The Instrument of Instruments: Cat. 17-25 -- in. Messengers of the World -- The Sense of Touch: Cat. 26-33 -- Inscribing Memory: Cat. 34-39 -- iv. Knowledge on Hand -- Manipulating Time: Cat. 40-45 -- Steps to Singing: Cat.46-50 -- Companion of Eloquence: Cat. 51-56 -- v. The Whole World in the Hand -- The Body as Microcosm: Cat. 57-62 -- Signs upon the Hand: Cat. 63-68 -- The Hand of the Philosopher: Cat. 69-73 -- vi. Guiding Hands -- Defenders of Faith: Cat. 74-78 -- Guardians of Morals: Cat. 79-83. ISBN 0295980729 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1260. Seller Inventory # 1198273
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