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100			_aDuits, Rembrandt
245		4	_aThe art of the poor : the aesthetic material culture of the lower classes in Europe, 1300-1600 _c/ edited by Rembrandt Duits.
260			_b: Bloomsbury Academic _c, 2022 _aLondon ; New York
300			_axvi, 292p. _b: ill. _c; 24 cm.
504			_aBib and Ref
520			_aThe history of art in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance has generally been written as a story of elites: bankers, noblemen, kings, cardinals, and popes and their artistic interests and commissions. Recent decades have seen attempts to recast the story in terms of material culture, but the focus seems to remain on the upper strata of society. In his inclusive analysis of art from 1300 to 1600, Rembrandt Duits rectifies this. Bringing together thought-provoking ideas from art historians, historians, anthropologists and museum curators, The Art of the Poor examines the role of art in lower social classes of Europe and explores how this influences our understanding of medieval and early modern society. Introducing new themes and raising innovative research questions through a series of thematically grouped short case studies, this book gives impetus to a new field on the cusp of art history, social history, urban archaeology, and historical anthropology. In doing so, this important study helps us re-assess the very concept of 'art' and its function in society
650			_aArts and the poor--Europe--History
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