Routledge Research in Art History
About the Book Series
Routledge Research in Art History is our home for the latest scholarship in the field of art history. The series publishes research monographs and edited collections, covering areas including art history, theory, and visual culture. These high-level books focus on art and artists from around the world and from a multitude of time periods. By making these studies available to the worldwide academic community, the series aims to promote quality art history research.
Place and Space in the Medieval World
1st Edition
Edited
By Meg Boulton, Jane Hawkes, Heidi Stoner
February 26, 2020
This book addresses the critical terminologies of place and space (and their role within medieval studies) in a considered and critical manner, presenting a scholarly introduction written by the editors alongside thematic case studies that address a wide range of visual and textual material. The ...
Art, Awakening, and Modernity in the Middle East: The Arab Nude
1st Edition
Edited
By Octavian Esanu
January 14, 2020
This edited scholarly volume offers a perspective on the history of the genre of the nude in the Middle East and includes contributions written by scholars from several disciplines (art history, history, anthropology). Each chapter provides a distinct perspective on the early days of the fine arts ...
The Benin Plaques: A 16th Century Imperial Monument
1st Edition
By Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch
January 14, 2020
The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art, and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City, Nigeria, are little understood. The Benin Plaques, A 16th Century Imperial Monument is a ...
The Agency of Things in Medieval and Early Modern Art: Materials, Power and Manipulation
1st Edition
Edited
By Grażyna Jurkowlaniec, Ika Matyjaszkiewicz, Zuzanna Sarnecka
May 07, 2019
This volume explores the late medieval and early modern periods from the perspective of objects. While the agency of things has been studied in anthropology and archaeology, it is an innovative approach for art historical investigations. Each contributor takes as a point of departure active things:...