On divers arts : the foremost medieval treatise on painting, glassmaking, and metalwork / Theophilus ; translated from the Latin with introd. and notes by John G. Hawthorne and Cyril Stanley Smith
By: Theophilus, Presbyter
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Contributor(s): Hawthorne, John G | Smith, Cyril Stanley.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: New York : Dover, 1979Description: xxxv, 216 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0486237842.Subject(s): Art -- Early works to 1800 | Christian art and symbolism -- Medieval, 500-1500 -- Early works to 1800 | Technology -- Early works to 1800DDC classification: 748.5
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 748.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00064077 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
First printed in the 12th century, here is the earliest treatise on the arts written by a practicing artist. Offering an essential understanding of pre-Renaissance art and technology, the Benedictine author details pigments, glass blowing, stained glass, gold and silver work, and more -- information of great importance to craftsmen and historians of art and science. Includes 34 illustrations.
Translation of: De diversis artibus
"An unabridged and corrected republication of the work originally published in 1963 by the University of Chicago Press."
Bibliography: p. 195-200. - Includes index
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Plates
- Figures
- Introduction
- "The Author, the Manuscripts, and the Editions"
- List of the Principal Manuscripts
- List of the Printed Editions
- Table of Concordance of the Major Editions
- The Place of the Treatise in the Literature of the Practical Arts
- The Treatise
- List of Chapters
- Book I
- Book II
- Book III
- Translation
- Book I The Art of the Painter
- Book II The Art of the Worker in Glass
- Book III The Art of the Metalworker
- Bibliography
- Index