{"product_id":"9781405139557","title":"The Biography of the Object in Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRenaissance Studies Special Issues\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Biography of the Object in Late Medieval and Renaissance Italy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRoberta J. M. Olson | Patricia L. Reilly | Rupert Shepherd\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ History \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMaterial culture is not static: objects are created, used and re-used, sometimes for centuries, and their lives interact with those of the people who made and used them. The essays in this book discuss the ‘social lives’ of objects in late-medieval and renaissance Italy, ranging from maiolica, through sculpture and prostitutes’ jewellery, to miraculous painted images. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the continued life of these objects well past the deaths of their creators and patrons.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains a series of original contributions by young scholars, representing a broad range of approaches.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRoberta J.M. Olson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Art History at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. She has worked as Curator of Drawings at the New-York Historical Society for seven years. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePatricia L. Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Art History at Swarthmore College. She is currently finishing a book on Raphael, Giorgio Vasari and the development of what she terms the ‘Florentine Visual Vernacular’.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRupert Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e is based in the Department of Western Art at the Ashmolean Museum. His previous employment included two years as a research fellow at the University of Sussex, working on the collaborative project The Material Renaissance: Costs and Consumption in Italy c.1300-1650.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 June 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405139557\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e156\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314274070668,"sku":"9781405139557","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405139557.jpg?v=1780105483","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405139557","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}