The mineral and the visual : precious stones in medieval secular culture
"Examines the social roles, cultural meanings, and active agency of precious stones in jeweled crowns, illustrated lapidaries, and illustrated travel accounts in the European Middle Ages"--
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| Document Type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pennsylvania
: The Pennsylvania State University Press
, [2022]
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis Rezension Inhaltsbeschreibung & Beispielseiten |
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The mineral and the visual Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Brigitte Buettner, The mineral and the visual, precious stones in medieval secular culture] |
| Author Notes: | Brigitte Buettner |
| Summary: | "Examines the social roles, cultural meanings, and active agency of precious stones in jeweled crowns, illustrated lapidaries, and illustrated travel accounts in the European Middle Ages"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis: Jeweled crowns, mineralized kingship. The politics of precious stones ; Inventing mineral sovereignty ; Gothic regal materiality -- Lapidary knowledge in word and image. A royal pursuit ; Optical mineralogy and lithic magic ; Of stones, sigils, and stars -- Geographies of mineral marvels, economies of mineral assets. Edenic geology and surplus ; Mineral realism in the global thirteenth century ; Networks of gem trade. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 256 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780271092508 |
