Perspectives on the Renaissance Medal
Subtitle: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance (Garland Studies in the Renaissance)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: November 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780815320746
Subjects: Coins, banknotes, medals, seals, numismatics; Honours & decorations; Medieval art; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Medieval; Medieval World History (Circa 450 - Circa 1450); Numismatics; History; History - General History; Renaissance; History: World; Portraits, Renaissance; Sculpture; Literary Criticism & Collections / General; Coins, Currency & Medals; Congresses; Medals, Renaissance
First sentence: THE RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT MEDAL is a particularly rich and complex object, which, until recently, has rarely emerged from its somewhat forgotten niche in numismatic studies and has only occasionally been acknowledged in works on Renaissance sculpture and portraiture.