Conchophilia : : Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe / / Hanneke Grootenboer, Anne Goldgar, Marisa Anne Bass, Claudia Swan.

A captivating historical look at the cultural and artistic significance of shells in early modern EuropeAmong 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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts 2021
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.) :; 85 color illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction: For the Love of Shells
  • Part I Surface Matters
  • Chapter 1: The Nature of Exotic Shells
  • Chapter 2: Shells, Bodies, and the Collector’s Cabinet
  • Part II Microworlds of Thought
  • Chapter 3: Shell Life, or the Unstill Life of Shells
  • Chapter 4: Thinking with Shells in Petronella Oortman’s Dollhouse
  • Part III The Multiple Experienced
  • Chapter 5: Shells and Grottoes in Early Modern Germany
  • Chapter 6: Shells, Prints, and the Discerning Eye
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index
  • Illustration Credits