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Cut in Alabaster' is the first comprehensive study of alabaster sculpture in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. While marble is associated with Renaissance Italy, alabaster was the material commonly used elsewhere in Europe and has its own properties, traditions and meanings. It enjoyed particular popularity as a sculptural material during the two centuries 1330-1530, when alabaster sculpture was produced both for indigenous consumption and for export. Focussing especially on England, the Burgundian Netherlands and Spain, three territories closely linked through trade routes, diplomacy and cultural exchange, this book explores and compares the material practice and visual culture of alabaster sculpture in late medieval Europe. 'Cut in Alabaster' charts sculpture from quarry to contexts of use, exploring practitioners, markets and functions as well as issues of consumption, display and material meanings. It provides detailed examination of tombs, altarpieces and both elite and popular sculpture, ranging from high status bespoke commissions to small, low-cost carvings produced commercially for a more popular clientele

Sculpture --- sculpture techniques --- alabaster [mineral] --- anno 1400-1499 --- anno 1300-1399 --- anno 1500-1599 --- Europe --- Alabaster --- Alabaster sculpture --- Quarries and quarrying --- Alabaster sculpture, English --- Sculpture en albâtre anglaise --- albast --- geschiedenis --- graftombes --- handel --- middeleeuwen --- religieuze kunst --- renaissance --- retabels --- De Siloé, Gil --- Meester van Rimini --- 1330 - 1530 --- 14de eeuw --- 15de eeuw --- 16de eeuw --- Europa --- middeleeuwen, middeleeuwse geschiedenis (historisch tijdvak) --- renaissance (historisch tijdvak, doorheen de 16e eeuw) --- graftombes. --- geschiedenis. --- middeleeuwen, middeleeuwse geschiedenis (historisch tijdvak). --- religieuze kunst. --- albast. --- handel. --- retabels. --- Meester van Rimini. --- De Siloé, Gil. --- 1330 - 1530. --- 14de eeuw. --- 15de eeuw. --- 16de eeuw. --- Europa.