Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life

by Suzanne Karr Schmidt

Hardcover, 2011

Language

Publication

Art Institute of Chicago (2011), Edition: annotated edition, 112 pages

Description

Today Renaissance-era prints are typically preserved behind glass or in solander boxes in museums, but these decorative objects were once a central part of everyday life. Altered and Adorned is a delightful, surprising look at how prints were used: affixed on walls; glued into albums, books, and boxes; annotated; hand-colored; or cut apart. This handsome volume introduces readers to the experimental world of printmaking in the mid-15th and 16th centuries and the array of objects it inspired, from illustrated books, sewing patterns, and wearable ornaments to printed sundials and anatomical charts. It features many never-before-published treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago's rich permanent collection, along with essays on the ways prints functioned--in some cases as three-dimensional and interactive works--and how their condition communicates their use.… (more)

Original language

English

Original publication date

2011

Physical description

112 p.; 9.5 inches

ISBN

9780300169119
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