Conchophilia : shells, art, and curiosity in early modern Europe
Title:
Conchophilia : shells, art, and curiosity in early modern Europe
Shells, art, and curiosity in early modern Europe
Author:
Bass, Marisa, 1981- author.
ISBN:
9780691215761
Publication Information:
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Physical Description:
214 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Contents:
The Nature of Exotic Shells / Claudia Swan -- Shells, Bodies, and the Collector's Cabinet / Anna Grasskamp -- Shell Life, or the Unstill Life of Shells / Marisa Anne Bass -- Thinking with Things in Petronella Oortman's Dollhouse / Hanneke Grootenboer -- Shells and Grottoes in Early Modern Germany / Róisín Watson -- Shells, Prints, and the Discerning Eye / Stephanie Dickey.
Abstract:
"A history of shells in early modern Europe, and their rich cultural and artistic significance"-- Provided by publisher.
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-199) and index.
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