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Conchophilia: Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe.
09 2021, (20 x 26,1 cm), 224 pp. English, 85 colour ills., hardcover.
¶ Among nature's most artful creations, shells have long inspired the curiosity and passion of artisans, artists, collectors, and thinkers. Conchophilia delves into the intimate relationship between shells and people, offering an unprecedented account of the early modern era, when the influx of exotic shells to Europe fueled their study and representation as never before. From elaborate nautilus cups and shell-encrusted grottoes to delicate miniatures, this richly illustrated book reveals how the love of shells intersected not only with the rise of natural history and global trade but also with philosophical inquiry, issues of race and gender, and the ascent of art-historical connoisseurship. Shells circulated at the nexus of commerce and intellectual pursuit, suggesting new ways of thinking about relationships between Europe and the rest of the world. The authors focus on northern Europe, where the interest and trade in shells had its greatest impact on the visual arts. They consider how shells were perceived as exotic objects, the role of shells in courtly collections, their place in still-life tableaus, and the connections between their forms and those of the human body. They examine how artists gilded, carved, etched, and inked shells to evoke the permeable boundary between art and nature. These interactions with shells shaped the ways that early modern individuals perceived their relation to the natural world, and their endeavors in art and the acquisition of knowledge. Spanning painting and print to architecture and the decorative arts, Conchophilia uncovers the fascinating ways that shells were circulated, depicted, collected, and valued during a time of remarkable global change.
¶ Among nature's most artful creations, shells have long inspired the curiosity and passion of artisans, artists, collectors, and thinkers. Conchophilia delves into the intimate relationship between shells and people, offering an unprecedented account of the early modern era, when the influx of exotic shells to Europe fueled their study and representation as never before. From elaborate nautilus cups and shell-encrusted grottoes to delicate miniatures, this richly illustrated book reveals how the love of shells intersected not only with the rise of natural history and global trade but also with philosophical inquiry, issues of race and gender, and the ascent of art-historical connoisseurship. Shells circulated at the nexus of commerce and intellectual pursuit, suggesting new ways of thinking about relationships between Europe and the rest of the world. The authors focus on northern Europe, where the interest and trade in shells had its greatest impact on the visual arts. They consider how shells were perceived as exotic objects, the role of shells in courtly collections, their place in still-life tableaus, and the connections between their forms and those of the human body. They examine how artists gilded, carved, etched, and inked shells to evoke the permeable boundary between art and nature. These interactions with shells shaped the ways that early modern individuals perceived their relation to the natural world, and their endeavors in art and the acquisition of knowledge. Spanning painting and print to architecture and the decorative arts, Conchophilia uncovers the fascinating ways that shells were circulated, depicted, collected, and valued during a time of remarkable global change.
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The Berlin Kunstkammer. Collection History in Object Biographies from the 16th to the 21th Century.
2023, (22 x 28 cm), 280 pp. English text, 364 colour- and 30 b/w ills., hardcover.
¶ The Berlin Kunstkammer as such never existed. In the course of its long history, the electoral and then royal institution underwent continuous change. In dealing with the collection, the protagonists constantly reinvented the Brandenburg-Prussian Kunstkammer. This book takes an innovative approach to the multiple meanings of the history of the collection by examining the biographies of its objects. Like prisms, these holdings refract the history of the Kunstkammer from its beginnings around 1600 to the present day, showing the kaleidoscopic meanings attributed to artefacts and natural objects. The texts, written by authors from a variety of disciplines, trace the early history of Berlin's modern museum landscape and the differing paths that brought objects into the collections. The contributions present the results of a joint research project by the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
¶ The Berlin Kunstkammer as such never existed. In the course of its long history, the electoral and then royal institution underwent continuous change. In dealing with the collection, the protagonists constantly reinvented the Brandenburg-Prussian Kunstkammer. This book takes an innovative approach to the multiple meanings of the history of the collection by examining the biographies of its objects. Like prisms, these holdings refract the history of the Kunstkammer from its beginnings around 1600 to the present day, showing the kaleidoscopic meanings attributed to artefacts and natural objects. The texts, written by authors from a variety of disciplines, trace the early history of Berlin's modern museum landscape and the differing paths that brought objects into the collections. The contributions present the results of a joint research project by the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
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Die herzogliche Kunstkammer in Gotha
2022,( 24 _ 30 cm), 2 vols. ca. 608 pp. German, ca. 800 ills., hardcovers.
¶ Die vielfältigen Sammlungen der Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotha haben ihren Ursprung in der barocken Kunstkammer, die Herzog Ernst I. von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1601-1675) Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts im Westturm von Schloss Friedenstein einrichten lie§. Seitdem erfolgte eine stetige Erweiterung der Bestände, die bis 1764 in verschiedenen Kunstkammer Inventaren Niederschlag fand. Die erhaltenen Kunstkammerinventare beschreiben sehr anschaulich die Gestalt der Objekte und ihre Anordnung in der herzoglichen Kunstkammer auf Schloss Friedenstein. Band 1 enthält die transkribierten Kunstkammerinventare von 1657, 1717 und 1764 sowie ein Inventar der 1656 in der Kunstkammer aufbewahrten Münzen, das 1692 verfasste Inventar eines Augsburger Kabinettschrankes und das Inventar der Mineraliensammlung von 1764. Band 2 ist ein bebilderter Katalog der anhand der historischen Inventare identifizierten Kunstkammerobjekte.
¶ Die vielfältigen Sammlungen der Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotha haben ihren Ursprung in der barocken Kunstkammer, die Herzog Ernst I. von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1601-1675) Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts im Westturm von Schloss Friedenstein einrichten lie§. Seitdem erfolgte eine stetige Erweiterung der Bestände, die bis 1764 in verschiedenen Kunstkammer Inventaren Niederschlag fand. Die erhaltenen Kunstkammerinventare beschreiben sehr anschaulich die Gestalt der Objekte und ihre Anordnung in der herzoglichen Kunstkammer auf Schloss Friedenstein. Band 1 enthält die transkribierten Kunstkammerinventare von 1657, 1717 und 1764 sowie ein Inventar der 1656 in der Kunstkammer aufbewahrten Münzen, das 1692 verfasste Inventar eines Augsburger Kabinettschrankes und das Inventar der Mineraliensammlung von 1764. Band 2 ist ein bebilderter Katalog der anhand der historischen Inventare identifizierten Kunstkammerobjekte.
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