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Carl Becker. Medieval & Renaissance Art

Bibliotheca Universalis

By (author) Carsten-Peter Warncke
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Taschen GmbH, Cologne, Germany
Published: 20th Feb 2017
Dimensions: w 144mm h 204mm d 48mm
Weight: 1175g
ISBN-10: 3836520265
ISBN-13: 9783836520263
Barcode No: 9783836520263
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Synopsis
When Kunstwerke und Gerathschaften des Mittelalters und der Renaissance (1852-1863) was published, what purchasers in fact bought was a printed museum. With 216 hand-colored copperplate engravings, the publication gives a comprehensive overview of applied arts in Europe from the 9th to the 16th centuries, spanning furniture, metalwork, jewelry, tapestries, and bookbinding. The book's lead editor was well placed to select masterpieces from the Middle Ages through to the Renaissance from both public and private collections. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903), was head of the Royal Cabinet of Prints and Drawings in Munich and later director of the Bavarian National Museum. The signatures on the plates of Kunstwerke und Gerathschaften show that he was also the work's main draftsman. As much an artwork in itself as a collection of applied arts over eight centuries, this exquisite catalogue offers the contemporary reader both a record and a sourcebook of all that can be achieved by the human hand and creative imagination. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!

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