TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Making marvels : science and splendor at the courts of Europe
A1  - Syndram, Dirk, kirjoittaja
A1  - Smith, Pamela H., 1957- kirjoittaja
A1  - Rainer, Paulus, kirjoittaja
A1  - Bayer, Florian Thaddäus, kirjoittaja
A1  - Plassmeyer, Peter, kirjoittaja
A1  - Andrews, Noam, kirjoittaja
A1  - Donefer-Hickie, Ana Matisse, kirjoittaja
LA  - eng
PP  - New York, New York
PB  - Metropolitan Museum of Art
YR  - 2019
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.5573270
AB  - Innovation, technology, and spectacle combine in wondrous works of decorative art and furniture that embody the splendor and luxury of the royal courts of Europe. At once beautiful works of art and technological wonders, the objects featured in Making Marvels demonstrate how European royalty from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment signaled their status through their collections of ingeniously crafted inventions. Featuring 150 exemplary objects ranging from mechanical toys to scientific instruments, timepieces to automata, this groundbreaking study brings to life a glorious period when luxury, a quest for knowledge, scientific invention, and political power combined to produce remarkable works of art. More than frivolous playthings, these works inspired technical innovations that influenced a broad spectrum of activities, including astronomy, engineering, and artisanal craftsmanship. This remarkable volume explores works in a wide range of materials, including precious metals, gemstones, pietra dura, marble, ivory, wood, bone, shell, glass, and paper. The book's compelling essays address the layered historical context in which these objects were fashioned and gathered into cabinets of wonder at courts throughout Europe; elucidate their complex blending of art and science; and provide fascinating details about the patrons who commissioned them and the specialists who made them.
AB  - "Featuring more than 150 treasures from several of the world's most prestigious collections, 'Making Marvels' explores the vital intersection of art, technology, and political power at the courts of early modern Europe. It was there, from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, that a remarkable outpouring of creativity and learning gave rise to exquisite objects that were at once beautiful works of art and technological wonders. By amassing vast, glittering collections of these ingeniously crafted objects, princes flaunted their wealth and competed for mastery over the known world. More than mere status symbols, however, many of these marvels ushered in significant advancements that have had a lasting influence on astronomy, engineering, and even international politics. Incisive texts by leading scholars situate these works within the rich, complex symbolism of life at court, where science and splendor were pursued with equal vigor and together contributed to a culture of magnificence."
NO  - Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from November 25, 2019-March 1, 2020.
SN  - 9781588396778 hardback
SN  - 1588396770 hardback
KW  - Decorative arts : Europe : Exhibitions.
KW  - Art and science : Europe : History : Exhibitions.
KW  - Cabinets of curiosities : Europe : Exhibitions.
KW  - koristetaide
KW  - dekorativ konst
KW  - Eurooppa
KW  - Europa
KW  - Europe : Court and courtiers : Exhibitions.
ER  -