1st Edition
Dürer's Coats Renaissance Men and Material Cultures of Social Recognition
By Ulinka Rublack
Copyright 2025
168 Pages
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Central European University Press
During the Renaissance, clothing became more and more elaborately decorated and expensive. It often emphasised the privilege of the male elite. Yet clothing could also subvert or reshape conventional cultural norms. Ulinka Rublack argues that cloaks and gowns gained in importance during this period and were among the things that mediated social relationships for centuries to come. An... Read more
List of Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Albrecht Dürer’s Material Renaissance
Chapter 2. Cloaks that Talk
Chapter 3. Painting Fur and the Analysis of Style
Epilogue
Notes
Index
Biography
Ulinka Rublack teaches early modern history at Cambridge University. She is a fellow of the British Academy and has received two German life-time achievement awards for her research.
