Woods, Kim
(2010). The supply of alabaster in Northern and Mediterranean Europe in the Later Middle Ages.
In: Kirby, Jo; Nash, Susie and Cannon, Joanna eds.
Trade in Artists' Materials: Markets and Commerce in Europe to 1700.
London, UK: Archeype Publications, pp. 86–93.
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Abstract
This article explores documentary sources that elucidate the supply of alabaster used for sculpture in Northern and Mediterranean Europe primarily during the 15th century. Quarries are identified in several different European countries, and the property and problems of the alabaster they yielded are considered.
| Item Type: |
Book Chapter
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| Copyright Holders: |
2010 Authors and Archetype Publications |
| ISBN: |
1-904982-25-5, 978-1-904982-25-8 |
| Keywords: |
sculpture; alabaster; medieval; Renaissance; artists' materials; quarries; exports |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > Art History |
| Item ID: |
25605 |
| Depositing User: |
Kim Woods
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| Date Deposited: |
19 Dec 2010 13:53 |
| Last Modified: |
23 Oct 2012 14:29 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/25605 |
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