Early Colour Printing
German Renaissance Woodcuts at the British Museum
Published on 28. April 2021
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-911300-75-5 (ISBN)
Description
This volume reproduces every early modern German color print held at the British Museum, one of the world's most significant collections of these rare milestones of cultural heritage and technology.
New photography reveals, in jaw-dropping detail, 150 impressions, some of which have never been seen in public or reproduced. From artworks to missals and icons to wallpapers, this book breaks new ground by revealing the fascinating technologies that enabled the production of these color-printed objects. Further, the volume offers significant new scholarship, pinpointing attributions to printers-not just to artists or designers. In doing so, it lays the groundwork for a new understanding of the history of print, one that encompasses all forms of printed material. Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, this collection guide will be a standard reference on German graphic art, early modern visual culture, and the history of printing itself.
New photography reveals, in jaw-dropping detail, 150 impressions, some of which have never been seen in public or reproduced. From artworks to missals and icons to wallpapers, this book breaks new ground by revealing the fascinating technologies that enabled the production of these color-printed objects. Further, the volume offers significant new scholarship, pinpointing attributions to printers-not just to artists or designers. In doing so, it lays the groundwork for a new understanding of the history of print, one that encompasses all forms of printed material. Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, this collection guide will be a standard reference on German graphic art, early modern visual culture, and the history of printing itself.
Reviews / Votes
While Savage's book is both comprehensive and scholarly, its clear prose also speaks to a general public, and includes her initial careful definitions of the components of her analysis, especially prints, artist-designers, and cutters (Formschneider).In short, her book is rigorous yet accessible, focused on objects but with a sense of the overall contexts and developments. And its range of objects and images goes well beyond the usual focus, including this review, on better-known names especially from the crucial first decades. This study readily serves as both a reference work and a survey introduction for German colored woodcut prints of the long sixteenth century. * Historians of Netherlandish Art Reviews 08/09/2022 * ... even those who are not early modern or print specialists will find it valuable, as the combination of interesting subject material and engaging images make it a wonderful resource for anyone with an interest in art. * The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 01/12/2022 * With eighty-two entries richly illustrated in brilliant color and carefully described, Savage's guide to early modern German color prints held at the British Museum is a resource to which scholars and nonspecialists alike will repeatedly return for its high-quality reproductions, clarity of text, and expert insights. * Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies 01/12/2022 *
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
150 color plates
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 222 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1078 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911300-75-5 (9781911300755)
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E-Book
07/2021
Paul Holberton Publishing
€79.99
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Person
Elizabeth Savage is a senior lecturer in book history and communications at the School of Advanced Study at the University of London.