Seeking transparency : rock crystals across the medieval Mediterranean

"This collection of essays reveals the global and cross-cultural histories of rock-crystal production in and even beyond the lands of the Mediterranean Sea. It investigates many objects and varied aspects of rock crystal such as: the physical nature and legendary as well as actual origins of th...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Bahrani, Zainab (VerfasserIn)
Bardiès-Fronty, Isabelle (VerfasserIn)
Ibn-Faġūl, Farīd (VerfasserIn)
Buettner, Brigitte (VerfasserIn)
Crowley, Patrick R. (VerfasserIn)
مؤلفون آخرون: Hahn, Cynthia J. (المحرر, HerausgeberIn)
Shalem, Avinoʿam (المحرر, HerausgeberIn)
التنسيق: كتاب
اللغة:English
منشور في: Berlin : Gebr. Mann Verlag , [2020]
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:Inhaltsverzeichnis
مواد ذات صلة:Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Cynthia Hahn und Avinoam Shalem (eds.), Seeking transparency, rock crystals across the medieval Mediterranean]
Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Seeking transparency : rock crystals across the medieval Mediterranean]
ملاحظات المؤلف:edited by Cynthia Hahn and Avinoam Shalem ; the contributors: Zainab Bahrani, Isabelle Bardiès, Farid Benfeghoul, Brigitte Buettner, Patrick R. Crowley [und weitere]
الوصف
الملخص:"This collection of essays reveals the global and cross-cultural histories of rock-crystal production in and even beyond the lands of the Mediterranean Sea. It investigates many objects and varied aspects of rock crystal such as: the physical nature and legendary as well as actual origins of the material; its manufacturing techniques and affiliations to other luxurious objects, such as cut glass and carved precious stones; legends and traditions associated with its aesthetic qualities; as well as issues concerning its varied functions and historiography."--
وصف المادة:Bibliografie: Seite 291-319
وصف مادي:334 Seiten Illustrationen 27 cm
ردمك:9783786128434