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Synopsis
This authoritative, accessible survey is the first since 1927 devoted entirely to ivories of the Middle Ages. Color photographs display the V&A’s significant collection, which is especially strong in Carolingian, Anglo-Saxon, and English Romanesque examples. Following an essay on the V&A’s collecting and study of these masterpieces, the book features major works from every era of the period: the Symmachi Panel from late antiquity; the front cover of the Lorsch Gospels from the Carolingian era; the Ottonian Basilewsky Situla; the Veroli Casket from 10th-century Byzantium; the St Nicholas Crozier; the enigmatic whalebone carving of the Adoration of the Magi from the Romanesque 12th century; and numerous others. Each entry provides a full physical and scholarly discussion, synthesizing the existing literature and incorporating new research.
Praise for MEDIEVAL IVORY CARVINGS:
“The end result is the nearest thing to perfection attained in any catalogue of ivories today.”
West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture (Bard Graduate Center)
“The volume is, in sum, not simply a catalogue of ivories but a fundamental contribution to the history of medieval art.” The Burlington Magazine
“A superlative achievement, setting a high standard for all future catalogues and making an immense contribution to scholarship.” Speculum: Journal of Medieval Studies
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About the Author
Paul Williamson is keeper of sculpture, metalwork, ceramics, and glass at the V&A. He has written and lectured extensively on medieval ivory carvings. His many books include Gothic Sculpture 1140–1300 and Netherlandish Sculpture.
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- PublisherVictoria & Albert Museum
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1851776125
- ISBN 13 9781851776122
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages480
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480pp with 450 colour illustrations. Cloth 28.7x24.7cms. ISBN: 9781851776122. The first catalogue of the Victoria and Albert Museum's important collection of medieval ivories to be published since 1927. With all illustrations newly and specifically photographed for the publication it contains 120 entries of ivories dating between c.400 and 1200. Combining existing literature with new research each entry is detailed and full. Also included is a section devoted to a small group of fakes and copies of Early Medieval and Byzantine ivories. Text in English. Seller Inventory # 092201
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