Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
Drawing by Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century Silversmiths in Barcelona: Models and Training
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
Drawing by Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century Silversmiths in Barcelona: Models and Training
Do you wish to request the book?
Drawing by Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century Silversmiths in Barcelona: Models and Training
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
Journal Article
Drawing by Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century Silversmiths in Barcelona: Models and Training
2022
Overview
Young aspiring artists wishing to join Barcelona's Guild of Silversmiths--like other artistic guilds in Spain--had to undergo an examination to assess their theoretical and technical knowledge and to determine their competence to practice their art with the guarantees conferred by guild membership. In other Spanish cities with active silversmith guilds, such as Seville, Pamplona, Valencia, and Granada, only a few albums of examination drawings have been preserved, leaving an incomplete picture of their local silversmith traditions. By contrast, the Archivo Historico de la Ciudad de Barcelona (AHCB) contains a particularly valuable resource, namely seven volumes of internship books with \"morceau de reception\" (diploma or reception) drawings submitted by local candidates to the silversmith guild. The extant group of reception drawings by master silversmith candidates in Barcelona is noteworthy not only for its quantity and chronological breadth but also for their elaborate compositions and the evidence they reveal of stylistic, typological, and design trends of each period.
Publisher
Master Drawings Association, Inc
Subject
