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Engraved Gems of the Carolingian Empire by Genevra Kornbluth (1995, Hardcover)

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Medieval Europe offers a pageant of almost incredible richness: King Arthur and his round table, demons and cathedrals, Charlemagne and his paladins. The Carolingian culture of the late eighth to late tenth centuries (in what is now France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and northern Italy) offers more than its fair share of achievements. This heavily illustrated study examines one revealing legacy of Charlemagne's heirs and his people--the Carolingian gems of rock crystal, jet, and agate engraved with complex figural scenes, which have never before been studied as a group. These objects have been largely ignored in the scholarship of medieval art, partly because of the difficulty of access. Genevra Kornbluth assembles for the first time all twenty surviving gems, from small seal matrices to the forty-one-figure "Susanna crystal" in London, along with information about lost works. The unique features of each gem are made visible in over 200 detailed black-and-white photographs, often highly magnified and produced using new techniques developed to record transparent engraving. Kornbluth fully analyzes the techniques of manufacture, style, chronology, iconography, and patronage of each gem and examines their social functions, the organization and status of the artisans who created them, and relations between media. The gems are presented as evidence of the rich diversity of the Carolingian culture, rather than as reflections of an artistic program dictated by the imperial courts; they are also seen to be essentially new creations, drawing on earlier visual traditions but adapting their sources to address contemporary concerns.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271014261
ISBN-13
9780271014265
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80651

Product Key Features

Author
Genevra Kornbluth
Publication Name
Engraved Gems of the Carolingian Empire
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
254 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
11in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
0 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Nk5585.K67 1995
Reviews
"[Kornbluth's] meticulously researched and closely argued work makes a welcome addition to the study of medieval gems." --Burlington Magazine, "[Kornbluth's] meticulously researched and closely argued work makes a welcome addition to the study of medieval gems." - Burlington Magazine
Copyright Date
1995
Topic
Jewelry, History / Medieval, European
Lccn
94-023041
Dewey Decimal
736/.2/09409021
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Design, Art, Antiques & Collectibles

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