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While the Renaissance is primarily associated with the development of linear perspective and the rediscovery of the antique within European contexts, it was also a period of global multi-sensory exchanges: perfumes and spices were traded over land and by sea, while chocolate, gold, silver, cochineal, ivory, and lapis lazuli were extracted from Africa, Asia, and the Americas for consumption and transformation into a multitude of objects – with both productive and destructive results. Renaissance Wonders: Art & The Senses<\/em><\/strong>, which focuses on the ‘long’ Renaissance (c.1450-c. 1650), highlights global connections within Europe and between Europe and other cultures in order to investigate how new navigational technologies and the ambitions of exploration led to an exponential growth in the exchange of works of art and other crafted artefacts, as well as of materials, technologies, skills, and ideas. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A journey through the Renaissance World, showcasing the sights, sounds and smells that were experienced, and the global trade that they created. Published to accompany major exhibition to be held at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, from June to October 2027.
Introduction
\nThe Five Senses:
\nSight
\nSound
\nSmell
\nTaste
\nTouch<\/p>\n

Collecting the World:
\nIsabella d’Este
\nJahangir
\nPharmacies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":81113,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5568,21063],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-81051","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"product_cat-history","8":"author-by-author-geraldine-johnson","9":"author-by-author-leah-clark","10":"publisher-ashmolean-museum","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRenaissance Worlds - ACC Art Books UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Title: Renaissance Worlds, Pages: 192 Pages, Publish Date: 14th Jun 2027, Author: Geraldine Johnson, Leah Clark, ISBN: 9781910807781. 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