French Gothic Ivories
Material Theologies and the Sculptor’s Craft
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2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-01887-6 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-01887-6 (ISBN)
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This monograph traces the first century of Gothic ivory sculpture (1230–1330) through a panoply of new sources, observations, and insights. It will be of interest researchers concerned with the history of materials and craft, medieval devotion and ritual, and art history more broadly.
This volume is the first to consider the golden century of Gothic ivory sculpture (1230-1330) in its material, theological, and artistic contexts. Providing a range of new sources and interpretations, Sarah Guérin charts the progressive development and deepening of material resonances expressed in these small-scale carvings. Guérin traces the journey of ivory tusks, from the intercontinental trade routes that delivered ivory tusks to northern Europe, to the workbenches of specialist artisans in medieval Paris, and, ultimately, the altars and private chapels in which these objects were venerated. She also studies the rich social lives and uses of a diverse range of art works fashioned from ivory, including standalone statuettes, diptychs, tabernacles, and altarpieces. Offering new insights into the resonances that ivory sculpture held for their makers and viewers, Guérin's study contributes to our understanding of the history of materials, craft, and later medieval devotional practices.
This volume is the first to consider the golden century of Gothic ivory sculpture (1230-1330) in its material, theological, and artistic contexts. Providing a range of new sources and interpretations, Sarah Guérin charts the progressive development and deepening of material resonances expressed in these small-scale carvings. Guérin traces the journey of ivory tusks, from the intercontinental trade routes that delivered ivory tusks to northern Europe, to the workbenches of specialist artisans in medieval Paris, and, ultimately, the altars and private chapels in which these objects were venerated. She also studies the rich social lives and uses of a diverse range of art works fashioned from ivory, including standalone statuettes, diptychs, tabernacles, and altarpieces. Offering new insights into the resonances that ivory sculpture held for their makers and viewers, Guérin's study contributes to our understanding of the history of materials, craft, and later medieval devotional practices.
Sarah M. Guérin is assistant professor of the history of art at the University of Pennsylvania.
Introduction; 1. Ivory in the Gothic Emporium; 2. Thrones of Wisdom: The First Gothic Ivories; 3. 'Fleshly tablets of the heart': The Passion in Ivory; 4. Glorification of the Virgin: Ivory Palaces and the Assumption; 5. Contemplation and Desire: Ivories for the Domestic Sphere; 6. An Ivory Enterprise: The Yvoirier of the Saint-Sulpice Triptych, 1280–1310; Epilogue: Gothic Ivories as a Capetian Art.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.2.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-01887-6 / 1009018876 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-01887-6 / 9781009018876 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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