| Bernard Picart and the First Global Vision of Religion Contributor(s): Hunt, Lynn (Editor), Jacob, Margaret (Editor), Mijnhardt, Wijnand (Editor) |
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ISBN: 089236968X ISBN-13: 9780892369683 Publisher: Getty Research Institute OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | European - Art | Individual Artists - General - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 200 |
| LCCN: 2009039789 |
| Series: Issues & Debates (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (2.45 lbs) 370 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In an era of intense religious conflict in Europe and ongoing exploration of the lands beyond Europe, Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (1723-37) set a new agenda for thinking about faith and provided a lasting visual template for representing the world's religions. In the work's seven massive volumes, Jean Frederic Bernard and the renowned engraver Bernard Picart invited readers to view religions and their institutions as cultural practices. Bernard Picart and the First Global Vision of Religion approaches this much-cited but little-studied work from a variety of angles. Its fifteen scholarly essays examine Bernard and Picart's authorial and artistic strategies, the handling of religious difference in Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses, and the cultural context that fostered the creation of one of the most influential works of comparative religion ever published. |