Thrust A Spasmodic Pictorial History of the Codpiece

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  • Engels
  • Paperback
  • 9781644230244
  • 07 november 2019
  • 94 pagina's
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A laugh-out-loud visual history of the strangest piece of men's clothing ever created: the codpiece. The codpiece was fashioned in the Middle Ages to close a revealing gap between two separate pieces of men's tights. By the sixteenth century, it had become an upscale must-have accessory. This light-hearted, illustrated examination of its history pulls in writers from Rabelais to Shakespeare and figures from Henry VIII to Alice Cooper. Glover's witty and entertaining prose reveals how male vanity turned a piece of cloth into a bulging and absurd representation of masculinity itself. The codpiece, painted again and again by masters such as Titian, Holbein, Giorgione, and Bruegel, became a symbol of royalty, debauchery, virility, and religious seriousness-all in one. Never has a piece of clothing revealed so much about men only by hiding their private parts. Glover's book moves from paintings to contemporary culture and back again as it charts the growing popularity of the codpiece and its eventual decline. The first history of its kind, this book is a must-read for art historians, anthropologists, fashion aficionados, and readers looking for a good, long laugh. Centuries of male self-importance and delusion are on display in this highly enjoyably new title.

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en
Bindwijze
Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
07 november 2019
Aantal pagina's
94
Illustraties
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Hoofdauteur
Michael Glover
Hoofduitgeverij
David Zwirner

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Editie
1
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Product breedte
108 mm
Product lengte
178 mm
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Nee
Verpakking breedte
108 mm
Verpakking hoogte
178 mm
Verpakking lengte
178 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
80 g

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