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Author: Laura Saetveit Miles
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 1843845342
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn overlooked aspect of the iconography of the Annunciation investigated - Mary's book.
Author: Stanislava Kuzmova
Publisher: Trivent Publishing
Published: 2020-12-31
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 6158179302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume presents a timely contribution to the growing body of scholarship on the apocryphal writings and their reception in the Middle Ages, especially in connection with visual representation. It aims to bridge what often remains disconnected, the visual art and the written text, the early Christian roots and medieval reception, the East and the West, as well as methodologies of various disciplines. The studies in this volume firstly investigate issues related to the Virgin Mary, and through them, also the status, function, and identity of women. Mary and the female element thus represent significant models and/or background figures in fields pertaining to theology, religious studies, textual studies, manuscript studies, and art history in a trans-disciplinary perspective. Secondly, the studies focus on the apostles and the Last Judgment, their visual representations and the use of apocryphal sources. The volume is divided in two parts according to two major topics: Part I dealing with Mary in the Apocrypha, and Part II focusing on the Apostles and the Last Judgment.
Author: Meredith J. Gill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-09-22
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 1107027950
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the role of angels in medieval and Renaissance art and religion from Dante to the Counter-Reformation.
Author: Kurt Barstow
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780892363704
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated treatise on a book of hours created between 1469 and 1473 in Ferrara, Italy.
Author: Johannes, Brahms
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 404
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"One of the most important devotional works of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, this book provided a major source for both visual and literary artists, as well as for preachers, contemplatives, and believes. The amazing number of manuscript sources attests to its far-reaching influence. Gospel accounts of Christ's life are supplemented by apocryphal material from a variety of sources, to provide in an inviting style a highly readable biography. The translation brings to life the pathos, humor, and wisdom of Caulibu's book while maintaining impeccable scholarship. The volume is further enhanced by eight full-color plates selected from the miniatures in MS 410, Corpus Christi College, Oxford."
Author: Stephen Medcalf
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-07-10
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0429537514
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1981, The Later Middle Ages bridges the gap between modern and medieval language and literature, by introducing the social and intellectual milieu in which writers like Chaucer, Malory and Margery Kempe lived. It provides a unified and coherent account of the culture of late medieval England, and of the problems involved in viewing it, in relation to English literature. The book covers the history of ideas and education, art and architecture, and changes in the social, economic and political structure.
Author: Wendy A. Stein
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2016-10-07
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 1588395979
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe intensely expressive art of the Middle Ages was created to awe, educate and connect the viewer to heaven. Its power reverberates to this day, even among the secular. But experiencing the full meaning and purpose of medieval art requires an understanding of its narrative content. This volume introduces the subjects and stories most frequently depicted in medieval art, many of them drawn from the Bible and other religious literature. Included among the thirty-eight representative works are brilliant altarpieces, stained-glass windows, intricate tapestries, carved wood sculptures, delicate ivories, and captivating manuscript illuminations, all drawn from the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum, one of the world's most comprehensive collections of medieval art. Iconic masterworks such as the Merode Altarpiece, the Unicorn Tapestries, and the Belles Heures of the duc de Berry are featured along with less familiar work. Descriptions of the individual pieces highlight the context in which they were made, conveying their visual and technical nuances as well as their broader symbolic meaning. With its accessible informative discussions and superb full-color illustrations, How to Read Medieval Art explores the iconographic themes of the period, making them clearly recognizable and opening vistas onto history and literature, faith and devotion.
Author: Elina Gertsman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-05-31
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1108340814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe extraordinary array of images included in this volume reveals the full and rich history of the Middle Ages. Exploring material objects from the European, Byzantine and Islamic worlds, the book casts a new light on the cultures that formed them, each culture illuminated by its treasures. The objects are divided among four topics: The Holy and the Faithful; The Sinful and the Spectral; Daily Life and Its Fictions, and Death and Its Aftermath. Each section is organized chronologically, and every object is accompanied by a penetrating essay that focuses on its visual and cultural significance within the wider context in which the object was made and used. Spot maps add yet another way to visualize and consider the significance of the objects and the history that they reveal. Lavishly illustrated, this is an appealing and original guide to the cultural history of the Middle Ages.
Author: Marian Bleeke
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 1783272503
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn examination of women as mothers in medieval French sculpture.
Author: Anne Curry
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780851158143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe notion of service was ingrained in medieval culture, and not just as part of the wider concept of patronage. These studies examine the nature and importance of service in the 14th and 15th centuries in a variety of contexts.
