Chapter 8. Patterns of reader involvement on sixteenth-century English title pages, with special reference to second-person pronouns

2020 ◽  
pp. 114-129
Author(s):  
Matti Peikola
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Second Person ◽  
Title Pages ◽  
Reader Involvement

scholarly journals An investigation into adhesives to consolidate distemper paintings on canvas

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-135
Author(s):  
Cristina Castro Simarro
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Painting Technique ◽  
The Past ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Historical Reconstructions ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

This article investigates traditional and modern adhesives used to consolidate distemper paintings on canvas, with special reference to sixteenth century Hispano-tüchlein paintings, also called sargas. Such artworks are not only difficult to handle due to their large size, but they are also inherently fragile and/or are highly hygroscopic. This sensitivity is caused in part by the nature of the painting technique as well as the lack of varnish, which might account for why conservation methods related to these works have not been addressed in the past. This investigation was conducted on historical reconstructions samples to assess and develop treatment strategies for distemper paintings, in particular issues linked to powdery/friable matte paint layers. The impact of several adhesives on the painted surface of historical reconstructions was evaluated before and after the samples were subjected to humidity cycling tests using a range of analytical techniques. Such information can be used to aid conservators who face consolidation issues related to underbound paintings or artworks with similar surfaces. The results reveal that there is no one perfect adhesive for matte paint nor one that can be removed completely, once applied. Aquazol® 200 and Funori performed the best, but still introduced changes in colour and gloss, even if minimal.

scholarly journals Authority and Attribution in the Sternhold and Hopkins Psalter

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-82
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Rush
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Vexed Question ◽  
Title Pages

This essay addresses the vexed question of the genre of the Sternhold and Hopkins psalter by considering the framing of the psalms in the early editions printed in England and on the continent. It is undeniable that all of the producers of the Sternhold and Hopkins psalter were committed to the dissemination of Scripture in the vernacular and that many were concerned with approximating the hebraica veritas. But comparing the title pages, prefaces, and marginal notes included in the sixteenth-century versions of the psalter with those of contemporary prose translations reveals that the editors of the psalter distinguished the metrical psalms from prose translations by carefully marking them as the poetic products of particular authors. In calling on the names and titles of the versifiers as sources of the volume’s authority, the editors of the Sternhold and Hopkins psalter forged an understanding of poetic authorship that would prove influential not only for later psalm translators but for English poets more generally. Indeed, this essay makes the case that the practices of authorial attribution employed in the psalters may have directly influenced the presentation of more celebrated verse anthologies like Tottel’s Songes and Sonettes. Cet article se penche sur la question controversée du genre du psautier Sternhold and Hopkins, en examinant l’encadrement des psaumes dans les premières éditions anglaises et continentales. Il est indéniable que les éditeurs de ce psautier étaient engagés dans la diffusion des traductions en langue vernaculaire des Écritures et qu’ils cherchaient à s’approcher de la hebraica veritas. Toutefois, en comparant les pages titres, les préfaces, et les annotations marginales des différentes versions du XVIe siècle du psautier avec celles des traductions versions contemporaines en prose, on découvre que les éditeurs du psautier différencient les psaumes métriques des traductions en prose en les identifiant clairement comme le travail poétique d’auteurs spécifiques. En faisant reposer l’autorité de la publication sur les noms et les titres des poètes, les éditeurs du psautier Sternhold and Hopkins ont créé une vision de l’auteur poète qui allait non seulement avoir une grande importance pour les traducteurs suivants de psaumes, mais également pour les poètes anglais en général. En effet, cet article montre également que les pratiques d’attribution d’auteur dans les psautiers ont influencé directement la présentation d’anthologies de poésie plus réputées, telles que les Songes and Sonettes de Tottel.

XV.—Canterbury Cathedral Choir during the Commonwealth and after, with special reference to two oil paintings

Archaeologia ◽  
1911 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-366
Author(s):  
W. D. Caröe
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Traditional Architecture ◽  
Oil Paintings

I am not quite sure how far the later records of Canterbury Cathedral are of sufficient importance to interest this Society, but, as we have long learnt that neither archaeology nor traditional architecture stop short in the middle of the sixteenth century, I exhibit two oil paintings of the interior of the choir of Canterbury Cathedral as in the latter half of the seventeenth century, and offer some notes upon them. A study of later documents, chiefly relating to destructions or replacements, certainly helps to throw light upon earlier history.

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