Tree of Jesse Iconography in Northern Europe in the Fifteenth and - Sixteenth Centurie

Summary

This book is the first detailed investigation of the late medieval use of the Tree of Jesse, the genealogical tree of Christ depicted on many objects across different media, created in Northern Europe in the mid-fifteenth to early sixteenth centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Susan L. Green
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.11.2018
• EAN: 9780815393771
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-9377-1
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Routledge Research in Art and Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / History / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / General, ART / European, RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts, CE period up to c 1500, History of Religion, History of Art, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Church history, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Medieval style, Religious subjects depicted in art, Religious and ceremonial art, ART / History / European / Medieval