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OverviewFirst developed in the princely courts of Renaissance Italy in the 1430s, medals were in the sixteenth century transformed into a recognisably modern form, in the messages they conveyed, the techniques employed in their manufacture, and the uses to which they were put. Contributing to this change were influential patrons including Cosimo de' Medici and successive popes, and artists celebrated for their works in other media, such as Leone Leoni and Benvenuto Cellini.This catalogue takes up the story where Sir George Hill's classic Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance before Cellini, published in 1930, leaves off. Over 1200 medals are included, many in several examples, from the British Museum, one of the finest collections of such material in the world, and other major British public collections. The catalogue entries provide historical and iconographical information on the medals, many of which are published for the first time. The introductory essays discuss the centres of production, artists and subjects of the medals; the reasons they were made; their design, production and functions; the diffusion of the Italian medal throughout Europe in the 16th century, and the history of collecting 16th-century Italian medals in Britain. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip AttwoodPublisher: British Museum Press Imprint: British Museum Press Dimensions: Width: 21.90cm , Height: 6.20cm , Length: 27.60cm Weight: 3.502kg ISBN: 9780714108612ISBN 10: 0714108618 Pages: 840 Publication Date: 01 January 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; The scope and use of the catalogue; The medal in 16th-century Italy; Medal making in 16th-century Italy; The functions of medals in 16th-century Italy; The diffusion of the Italian medal in 16th-century Europe; 16th-century Italian medals since the 16th century. The catalogue: Lombardy, The Veneto, Emilia, Romagna and the Marche, Piedmont and Genoa, Tuscany, Rome and Southern Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, France, the Empire, Poland, Unknown location, After the antique, Restitutions, Bibliography, Index of legends, General index, Index of collections.ReviewsAuthor InformationPhilip Attwood is a Curator in the Department of Coins and Medals, The British Museum. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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