The Mineral and the Visual : : Precious Stones in Medieval Secular Culture / / Brigitte Buettner.
Opulent jeweled objects ranked among the most highly valued works of art in the European Middle Ages. At the same time, precious stones prompted sophisticated reflections on the power of nature and the experience of mineralized beings. Beyond a visual regime that put a premium on brilliant materiali...
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| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I . Jeweled Crowns, Mineralized Kingship
- Introduction
- 1 The Politics of Precious Stones
- 2 Inventing Mineral Sovereignty
- 3 Gothic Regal Materiality
- Part II . Lapidary Knowledge in Word and Image
- Introduction
- 4 A Royal Pursuit
- 5 Optical Mineralogy and Lithic Magic
- 6 Of Stones, Sigils, and Stars
- Part III . Geographies of Mineral Marvels, Economies of Mineral Assets
- Introduction
- 7 Edenic Geology and Surplus
- 8 Mineral Realism in the Global Thirteenth Century
- 9 Networks of Gem Trade
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index