The Wyvern Collection (I): Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and Metalwork.
Titel
The Wyvern Collection (I): Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and Metalwork.
Auteur(s)
Williamson, Paul:
Gepubliceerd
June 2018, (21,9 x 27,6 cm), 354 pp. English text, 228 colour ills., hardcover.
Omschrijving
This catalogue of the Wyvern sculpture collection, which is not open to the public, comprises outstanding European sculptures of the medieval period, as well as some Late Antique, Byzantine pieces and related works of the post-medieval era. Objects are made from wood, stone (including alabaster and marble) and terracotta. Also included are medieval works of art in metal, mostly consisting of crucifix figures (corpora), and other functional metalware such as aquamanilia (water vessels for the washing of hands) and candlesticks. This sumptuous publication will interest all those concerned with the material culture of the Middle Ages. Table of Contents: Foreword • Introduction • I. Late Antique and Byzantine (cat. 1–8) • II. Romanesque and Early Gothic 1050-1200 (cat. 9–44) • III. Europe in the 13th Century (cat. 45–68) IV. Europe in the 14th Century (cat. 69–92) • V. Europe in the First Half of the 15th Century (cat. 93–126) • VI. Europe in the Second Half of the 15th Century (cat. 127–164) • VII. Europe in the First Half of the 16th Century (cat. 165–179) VIII. Post-Medieval (cat. 180–187)
