Renaissance Bodies: The Human Figure in English Culture C. 1540-1660

by Nigel Llewellyn and Lucy Gent

Renaissance Bodies is a unique collection of views on the ways in which the human image has been represented in the arts and literature of English Renaissance society. The subjects discussed range from high art to popular culture - from portraits of Elizabeth I to polemical prints mocking religious fanaticism - and include miniatures, manners, anatomy, drama and architectural patronage. The authors, art historians and literary critics, reflect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0948462086
• ISBN13: 9780948462085
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"