Exceptions to Krautheimer's Theory of Copying
Sarah Blick
As an introduction to this special issue of Visual Resources, article briefly examines general notions copying in medieval art and how the theories Richard Krautheimer others have been so effective understanding why was done such a creative symbolic fashion. After presenting first three articles context, it then explores exceptions imaginative copying, discussing examples imitation that utilized verisimilitude which viewer could instantly recognize visual source copy. This suggests different kinds were employed based on function for particular objects made, when why.
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