Brisman, Shira: The Goldsmith's Debt. Conceptions of Property in Early Modern Art. 2026. 496 pages, 84 colour plates, 104 black & white. Hardback. 26 x 19cms. First comprehensive study on the Nuremberg goldsmith Christoph Jamnitzer, exploring what his etchings and goblets reveal about goldsmith networks in late 16th and early 17th century Germany, and about how property was determined, protected, and passed on. With in depth analysis of his gilded silver ware and his 'New Book of Grotesques'(1610). Divided into three sections on bids for recognition, the language of legitimacy, and proposals for redistribution.
First comprehensive study on the Nuremberg goldsmith Christoph Jamnitzer, exploring what his etchings and goblets reveal about goldsmith networks in late 16th and early 17th century Germany, and about how property was determined, protected, and passed on. With in depth analysis of his gilded silver ware and his 'New Book of Grotesques'(1610). Divided into three sections on bids for recognition, the language of legitimacy, and proposals for redistribution.