Working (with) the Corps: The Body of Sands, Colors, and Varnishes in Ms. Fr. 640

J.B. Boulboullé; Maartje Stols-Witlox

doi:10.7916/jyms-a974

Working (with) the Corps: The Body of Sands, Colors, and Varnishes in Ms. Fr. 640

J.B. Boulboullé, Maartje Stols-Witlox

University of Amsterdam

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This essay traces the use of the term corps in Ms. Fr. 640, investigating its occurrence, meaning, and translation. While the term—which literally translates as “body”—seems straightforward to understand at first sight, close reading and comparison with contemporary sources and dictionaries reveals its complex web of meaning. Reconstructions underscore this fact and allow insight into the polysemic qualities of corps. Employing concepts from linguistics and anthropology, we argue that the author-practitioner employed corps as a rich linguistic strategy that allowed him to navigate the fields of practice and theory, to document or communicate aspects of artistic practice that would otherwise remain ineffable.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Secrets of Craft and Nature in Renaissance France
Subtitle of host publication	A Digital Critical Edition and English Translation of BnF Ms. Fr. 640
Editors	The Making and Knowing Project , Pamela H. Smith, Naomi Rosenkranz, Tianna Uchacz, Tillmann Taape, Clément Godbarge, Sophie Pitman, Jenny Boulboullé, Joel Klein, Donna Bilak, Marc Smith, Terry Catapano
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Making and Knowing Project
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7916/jyms-a974
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Boulboullé, J. B., & Stols-Witlox, M. (2020). Working (with) the Corps: The Body of Sands, Colors, and Varnishes in Ms. Fr. 640. In T. M. A. K. P., P. H. Smith, N. Rosenkranz, T. Uchacz, T. Taape, C. Godbarge, S. Pitman, J. Boulboullé, J. Klein, D. Bilak, M. Smith, & T. Catapano (Eds.), Secrets of Craft and Nature in Renaissance France: A Digital Critical Edition and English Translation of BnF Ms. Fr. 640 Making and Knowing Project. https://doi.org/10.7916/jyms-a974

Boulboullé, J.B. ; Stols-Witlox, Maartje. / Working (with) the Corps : The Body of Sands, Colors, and Varnishes in Ms. Fr. 640. Secrets of Craft and Nature in Renaissance France: A Digital Critical Edition and English Translation of BnF Ms. Fr. 640. editor / The Making and Knowing Project ; Pamela H. Smith ; Naomi Rosenkranz ; Tianna Uchacz ; Tillmann Taape ; Clément Godbarge ; Sophie Pitman ; Jenny Boulboullé ; Joel Klein ; Donna Bilak ; Marc Smith ; Terry Catapano. New York : Making and Knowing Project, 2020.

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Boulboullé, JB & Stols-Witlox, M 2020, Working (with) the Corps: The Body of Sands, Colors, and Varnishes in Ms. Fr. 640. in TMAKP, PH Smith, N Rosenkranz, T Uchacz, T Taape, C Godbarge, S Pitman, J Boulboullé, J Klein, D Bilak, M Smith & T Catapano (eds), Secrets of Craft and Nature in Renaissance France: A Digital Critical Edition and English Translation of BnF Ms. Fr. 640. Making and Knowing Project, New York. https://doi.org/10.7916/jyms-a974

Working (with) the Corps: The Body of Sands, Colors, and Varnishes in Ms. Fr. 640. / Boulboullé, J.B.; Stols-Witlox, Maartje.
Secrets of Craft and Nature in Renaissance France: A Digital Critical Edition and English Translation of BnF Ms. Fr. 640. ed. / The Making and Knowing Project; Pamela H. Smith; Naomi Rosenkranz; Tianna Uchacz; Tillmann Taape; Clément Godbarge; Sophie Pitman; Jenny Boulboullé; Joel Klein; Donna Bilak; Marc Smith; Terry Catapano. New York: Making and Knowing Project, 2020.

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