A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Exploration
The 16th and 17th centuries in Europe witnessed a significant paradigm shift. Rooted in medieval beliefs and preoccupations, the exploration so characteristic of the period stemmed from religious motives but came to be propelled by commerce and curiosity as Europeans increasingly engaged with the rest of the world. Interiors in both public and private spaces changed to reflect these cultural encounters and, with them, the furniture with which they were populated. Visually, furniture of this period displayed new designs, forms and materials. In its uses, it also mirrored developments in science, technology, government and social relationships as prints became more widely distributed, the Wunderkammer developed and there was religious strife and resistance to absolute monarchical rule. Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, this volume presents essays that examine key characteristics of the furniture of the period on the themes of Design and Motifs; Makers, Making, and Materials; Types and Uses; The Domestic Setting; The Public Setting; Exhibition and Display; Furniture and Architecture; Visual Representations; and Verbal Representations.
ISBN: | 9781472577849 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | Gebunden |
Herausgeber: | Anderson, Christina M. Carroll, Elizabeth A. |
Verlag: | Bloomsbury |
Veröffentlicht: | 18.04.2024 |
Schlagworte: | 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699 DESIGN / Furniture Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 Furniture Design HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century HISTORY / Social History Renaissance style Social & cultural history Social and cultural history |
Megan Aldrich is adjunct Professor at Richmond the International American University and a part-time tutor at the Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford; she lectures, writes and teaches aspects of architectural and design history, including interiors and furniture, and consults in the heritage sector. Recent publications include Antiquaries and Archaists: the past in the past, the past in the present (Spire Books, 2009); Art and Authenticity (Lund Humphries, 2012); Thomas Rickman and the Victorians (Victorian Society, 2019); and articles in the journals of Garden History (2016), and Furniture History (2018). She is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.San Jose State University, USA