Author:

Publisher: Editions Publibook

Published:

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 2342161689

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Images of Lust
Images of Lust

Author: James Jerman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1135862249

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Sexually explicit sculptures may be found on a number of medieval churches in France and Spain. This fascinating study examines the origins and purposes of these sculptures, viewing them not as magical fertility symbols, nor even as idols of ancient pre-Christian religions, but as serious works that dealt with the sexual customs and salvation of medieval folk, and thus gave support to the Church's moral teachings.

The Companion Guide to Gascony and the Dordogne
The Companion Guide to Gascony and the Dordogne

Author: Richard W. Barber

Publisher: Companion Guides

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781900639279

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The guide for the traveller as opposed to the tourist: the person for whom the history of the region and its reflection in landscape, buildings and culture are the essence of travel.

Early Medieval Architecture
Early Medieval Architecture

Author: R. A. Stalley

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780192842237

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Drawing on new work published over the past twenty years, the author offers a history of building in Western Europe from 300 to 1200. Medieval castles, church spires, and monastic cloisters are just some of the areas covered.

Bulletin
Bulletin

Author: Boston Public Library

Publisher:

Published: 1894

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13:

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Quarterly accession lists; beginning with Apr. 1893, the bulletin is limited to "subject lists, special bibliographies, and reprints or facsimiles of original documents, prints and manuscripts in the Library," the accessions being recorded in a separate classified list, Jan.-Apr. 1893, a weekly bulletin Apr. 1893-Apr. 1894, as well as a classified list of later accessions in the last number published of the bulletin itself (Jan. 1896)

Zodiaque
Zodiaque

Author: Janet Marquardt

Publisher: Penn State University Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780271065069

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Examines the twentieth-century French publishing project on Romanesque art and architecture by Éditions Zodiaque from the abbey of La Pierre-qui-Vire.

Allegory of the Church
Allegory of the Church

Author: Calvin Kendall

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 1442613092

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The Allegory of the Church is the first full-length study of Romanesque verse inscriptions in the context of church portals and portal sculpture, and is the product of a twenty-year study.