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Kettle's Yard: anti-museum. H.S. Ede, modernism and the experience of art.
(2019-10-01)KETTLE’S YARD: ANTI-MUSEUM H.S. Ede, modernism and the experience of art Elizabeth Anne Fisher ABSTRACT This thesis attempts to tackle the question of what is, or more precisely, what was Kettle’s Yard, by exploring the ... -
The Mechanical Arts and Poiesis in the Philosophy and Literature of the Twelfth-Century Schools
(2019-07-19)The ‘mechanical arts’ or artes mechanicae were first named as a part of Philosophy in Hugh of Saint-Victor’s Didascalicon (1120s). They were identified as seven arts (fabric making, armament, commerce, agriculture, hunting, ... -
Copyright Privileges, Intellectual Property and Image Ownership: The Role of Law in the Art of Renaissance Venice
(2019-07-19)'Copyright Privileges, Intellectual Property, and Image Ownership: The Role of Law in the Art of Renaissance Venice' examines the origins of copyright and intellectual property law in relation to the production of artwork ... -
The Autonomous Maker within: 'Fantasia' in Sixteenth-Century Italian Art Theory (1501-1568)
(2019-04-27)This thesis investigates the significance of the notion of fantasia for artists and critics of art in Italy during the sixteenth century up to the definitive edition of Giorgio Vasari’s Lives (1568). It charts the pre-history ...
