Ung bon ouvrier, the preluding title of this monograph (elegantly recalling two earlier books by the same author, De fin or et d’azur, 2001, and Moult bons et notables, 2007), might be just as [...] Read More
14th and 15th Centuries
Renaissance Gothic: Architecture and the Arts in Northern Europe 1470-1540
It is always a cause for celebration when a book forces you to look at even familiar works of art with new appreciation. Renaissance Gothic is a remarkably stimulating analysis of architectural [...] Read More
Saintly Brides and Bridegrooms: The Mystic Marriage in Northern Renaissance Art (Studies in Medieval and Early Renaissance Art History, 70)
Although mystical experiences, by definition, are beyond the capacity of words and images, this did not discourage late medieval authors and artists from describing them. In this book, Muir discusses [...] Read More
Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550
There is no longer any doubt that women were key players in the manuscript culture of medieval and early modern northern Europe. Women made, sold, and commissioned manuscripts, they presented and [...] Read More
Imitation and Illusion. Applied Brocade in the Art of the Low Countries in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Scientia Artis 6)
Occasionally a publication elicits envy for its scholarly scope and depth: Imitation and Illusion, beautifully illustrated, is such a book. Applied brocade is a very specific technique of [...] Read More
Hubert et Jan van Eyck: Créateurs de l’Agneau mystique
In this beautifully illustrated volume, Châtelet surveys the work of Jan van Eyck, while distinguishing it from his less known brother Hubert. Although there is not enough evidence to indicate who [...] Read More