Fr. 60.60

The Marvellous and the Monstrous in the Sculpture of Twelfth-Century Europe

English · Paperback / Softback

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Richly-illustrated consideration of the meaning of the carvings of non-human beings, from centaurs to eagles, found in ecclesiastical settings.

List of contents










Introduction: Approaching Monsters
Past Present
Ideal Bodies
(Il)Legibility
Creating Monsters
Imagining Cosmos
Epilogue

About the author










Kirk Ambrose

Product details

Authors Kirk Ambrose
Publisher Boydell & Brewer
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 21.04.2017
 
EAN 9781783272426
ISBN 978-1-78327-242-6
No. of pages 202
Dimensions 170 mm x 241 mm x 15 mm
Weight 544 g
Series Boydell Studies in Medieval Ar
Subject Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts

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