In the past decade; there has been a surge of Anglophone scholarship regarding Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; which has led to a reframing of the discourses around Spanish culture of this period. Despite this new interest-in which painting; in particular; has been singled out for treatment-a comprehensive study of sculpture collections and the status of sculpture in Spain has yet to be produced. Sculpture Collections in Early Modern Spain is the first book to assess the phenomenon of sculpture collecting and in doing so; it alters the previously held notion that Spanish society placed little value in this art form.Di Dio and Coppel reveal that; due to the problems and expense of their transport from Italy; sculptures were in fact status symbols in the culture. Thus they were an important component of the collections formed by the royal family; cultivated noble collectors; humanists; and artists who had pretensions of high status.This book is especially useful to specialists for its discussion of the typologies of collections and objects; and of the mechanics of state gifts; transport; and collection display in this period. An appendix presents extensive archival documentation; most of which has never before been published. The authors have uncovered hundreds of new documents about sculpture in Spain; and new documentary evidence allows them to propose several new identifications and attributions.Firmly grounded in extensive archival research; Sculpture Collections in Early Modern Spain redefines the socio-political and art historical importance of sculpture in early modern Spain. Most importantly; it entirely transforms our knowledge regarding the presence of sculpture in a wide range of Spanish collections of the period; which until now has been erroneously characterized as close to non-existent.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Soul Music Hit FactoryBy TooManyGeetarsIf you love RB/Soul music; then you have heard the Swampers; the studio musicians who played on so many of the 60s; 70s; etc. hits; Jimmy Johnson; Barry Beckett; David Hood; and Roger Hawkins. They gave Aretha her first hit and many more after it; and created hits for Wilson Pickett; the Rolling Stones and so many others. I first noticed the Swampers names along with Duane Allmans on Boz Scaggs first album sometime in the 70s and saw them repeated again and again on so many other albums that I used them as a buying guide. And it always worked!Carla Jean Whitley has done superb job telling the Swampers great story; the stories of so many of the hit tunes of my generation. The book is loaded with vignettes about the stars and how their most famous hit records were recorded. A fast read and loads of fun!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Beautifully written; for somebody that wrote their first bookBy ladyaBeautifully written; for somebody that wrote their first book! Carla Jean Whitley absolutely shines all the way through. Fantastically written (loving job) and beautifully researched. Her heart was really in it. And shes local person; Alabamian anyway; unlike Bono! Why did they even put him in the movie? What does Bono knows about Muscle Shoals? He never even recorded there and now hes an expert?FYI For some reason this book went very quickly out of print and it was going for as much as $100 around Christmas time! Thats if you can even find it! Now that is ridiculous. It also was available by Barns Nobles (going out of business this year) by print on demand for $85 + shipping! Please issue a second printing! And I would love to have Hard Binding that was never issued.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. scampersBy M. L. Caldwellloved this book.grew up in Sheffield .this the story of music.today the creative juices are aliveyoung talent is carrying forward the torch of Muscle Shoals Sound
