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Miscellaneous Blood, Milk, Ink, Gold: Abundance and Excess in the French Renaissance by Rebecca Zorach $45 / Univ. of Chicago Press / 2005 Rebecca Zorach’s brilliantly written, exhaustively researched, and superbly illustrated book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the royal court of renaissance France, and the intellectual life of contemporary towns and cities. The French Renaissance may be less familiar to many readers than the Italian, but Zorach proves that the rebirth of ancient Greek and Roman culture was just as vibrant and inventive in France as it was in Italy. In addition, Zorach explores an astonishing range of subjects. In the chapter entitled “Blood,” she examines sacrifice and its aesthetics, iconology, and significance in death and rebirth. “Milk” examines Nature and fertility as exemplified by female breasts and their nurturing qualities. “Ink” covers the visual arts, their design, and ornamentation. And “Gold,” the fifth and final chapter, looks at the transformations wrought in Europe by the precious metal when it arrived in abundance, following Spain’s conquests in the New World. This is a truly original book that deftly encapsulates the meaning of art, materialism, literature, society, and politics in a single, readable volume. — Brenda Ralph Lewis

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