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Explore the profound role of gems in the Middle Ages with The Mineral and the Visual: Precious Stones in Medieval Secular Culture. Published by Penn State University Press, this work by art historian Brigitte Buettner examines how opulent jeweled objects functioned as both high art and symbols of natural and heavenly power. Beyond their brilliant materiality, precious stones held deep social and cultural meanings. This book investigates the active agency of gems and their ubiquity in medieval thought. By looking at the layered roles gems played in aesthetic and social contexts, Buettner provides a detailed look at how these minerals shaped secular medieval art and culture.

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The Mineral and the Visual: Precious Stones in Medieval Secular Culture provides an academic examination of gems in medieval thought.

This book is published by Penn State University Press and focuses on the social roles of precious stones.

Art historian Brigitte Buettner investigates the cultural meanings and active agency of gems in secular medieval art.

The text explores how jeweled objects served as both accomplished works of art and symbols of the splendors of heaven.

This ABIS BOOK offers a detailed study of the aesthetic and social roles played by minerals in European history.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
06 September 2022
Listed Since
12 February 2022

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