Owning Gothic Ivories

Buying, Collecting, Circulating

405 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Gothic ivories were highly prized luxury items in late medieval Europe and were once again avidly collected from the early nineteenth century onwards, when they played a pivotal role in the rediscovery of the Middle Ages. Drawing on surviving artefacts and written sources, this volume brings together contributions focusing on owners of ivory carvings in both periods. Specialists from Europe and the USA offer a wealth of new material and groundbreaking interpretations relevant to anyone interested in both the market for luxury items and the tastes and material culture of the elite in the later Middle Ages, the networks and ambitions of antiquarians and collectors, and the implications of reproducing and forging works of art.

• Themen: Kunst Allgemeine Themen Kunstfälschung, Kunstdiebstahl
• ISBN: 9783796556869
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.2026
• Verlag: Schwabe Verlagsgruppe AG Schwabe Verlag
• Herausgegeben von: Manuela Studer-Karlen, Michele Tomasi, Michaela Zöschg