Handbook to Life in the Medieval World, 3-Volume Set

Handbook to Life in the Medieval World, 3-Volume Set
Author: Madeleine Pelner Cosman
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 987
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 1438109075

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Capturing the essence of life in great civilizations of the past, each volume in the

The Apocalypse in the Middle Ages

The Apocalypse in the Middle Ages
Author: Richard Kenneth Emmerson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 450
Release: 1992
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780801422829

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An innovative overview of the influence of the Apocalypse on the shaping of the Christian culture of the Middle Ages.

Studies in the History of Book Illumination

Studies in the History of Book Illumination
Author: Carl Adam Johan Nordenfalk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1992
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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15 papers on medieval manuscript illumination, from the origins of the art in late antiquity to late medieval French illumination

The Bible from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance

The Bible from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance
Author: Ambrogio M. Piazzoni
Publisher: Liturgical Press Academic
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780814644614

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The Bible has inspired scholarly and artistic achievements all over the world since Late Antiquity. The largest and most diverse collection of Bibles, in both their calligraphic and illuminative expression, is archived at the Vatican Library. The scholars who contributed to this volume were given unprecedented access to the Vatican Library archive and, while focusing on the written and illustrative themes of the Bible, have created the most comprehensive chronology to date. This volume is a journey led by major international scholars through the Bible's development from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance era, allowing all readers of the Bible to marvel at the wisdom of the writings and beauty of the illustrations, many available here for the first time.

Late Antique and Medieval Art of the Mediterranean World

Late Antique and Medieval Art of the Mediterranean World
Author: Eva R. Hoffman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2009-02-09
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1405182075

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Late Antique and Medieval Art of the Mediterranean World is a much-needed teaching anthology that rethinks and broadens the scope of the stale and limiting classifications used for Early Christian-Byzantine visual arts. A comprehensive anthology offering a new approach to the visual arts classified as Early Christian-Byzantine Comprised of essays from experts in the field that integrate the newer, historiographical research into 'the canon' of established scholarship Exposes the historical, geographical and cultural continuities and interactions in the visual arts of the late antique and medieval Mediterranean world Covers an extensive range of topics, including the effect that converging cultures in late antiquity had on art, the cultural identities that can be observed by looking at difference of tradition in visual art, and the variance of illuminations in holy books

Early Medieval Book Illumination

Early Medieval Book Illumination
Author: Carl Adam Johan Nordenfalk
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1988
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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Looks at the history of illuminated manuscripts, and shows examples of late Roman, pre-Carolingian, Carolingian, and Ottonian illumination.

Age of Spirituality

Age of Spirituality
Author: Hans-Georg Beck
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 186
Release: 1980
Genre: Art, Ancient
ISBN: 0870992295

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Understanding Early Christian Art

Understanding Early Christian Art
Author: Robin M. Jensen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135951772

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Understanding Early Christian Art is designed for students of both religion and of art history. It makes the critical tools of art historians accessible to students of religion, to help them understand better the visual representations of Christianity. It will also aid art historians in comprehending the complex theology, history and context of Christian art. This interdisciplinary and boundary-breaking approach will enable students in several fields to further their understanding and knowledge of the art of the early Christian era. Understanding Early Christian Art contains over fifty images with parallel text.

A Bibliographic History of the Book

A Bibliographic History of the Book
Author: Joseph Rosenblum
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 446
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780810830097

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"...skillfully compiled...should be useful to anyone interested in placing his or her studies in the context of printed and bound literature..." --ENGLISH LITERATURE IN TRANSITION 1880-1920