Sunday, April 3, 2011

Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life



Product Description
Today Renaissance-era prints are typically preserved behind glass or in solander boxes in museums, but these decorative objects were once a central part of everyday life. Altered and Adorned is a delightful, surprising look at how prints were used: affixed on walls; glued into albums, books, and boxes; annotated; hand-colored; or cut apart.
This handsome volume introduces readers to the experimental world of printmaking in the mid-15th and 16th centuries and t... More >>

Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life

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