Stone, Flesh, Spirit: The Entombment of Christ in Late Medieval Burgundy and Champagne

The sculpted Entombment of Christ in Burgundy and Champagne is examined from various viewpoints in Stone, Flesh, Spirit. Whether invoking the Holy Sepulcher or pathos by proxy, the Entombments are a testament to the power of late medieval devotion.

About the author

Donna L. Sadler, Ph.D. Indiana University 1984, is a professor of art history at Agnes Scott College. She has published Reading the Reverse Façade of Reims Cathedral: Royalty and Ritual in 13th-century France (2012) and articles on the art of Saint Louis, the court of Claus Sluter, and the dogs on royal tomb effigies.

Product details

• Authors: Donna L Sadler, Donna L. Sadler
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2015
• EAN: 9789004264113
• ISBN: 978-90-04-26411-3
• No. of pages: 252
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 239 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: Art and Material Culture in Me
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works