Hebrew Psalms and the Utrecht Psalter - Veiled Origins

Advances the hypothesis that the ninth-century illustrations in the Utrecht Psalter reflect a late antique illustrated Hebrew version of the psalms, a departure from the commonly accepted view of the origin of the Utrecht images.

Info autore

Pamela Berger is Professor of Art History and Film at Boston College. She is the author of The Crescent on the Temple: The Dome of the Rock as Image of the Ancient Jewish Sanctuary; The Goddess Obscured: Transformation of the Grain Protectress from Goddess to Saint; and The Insignia of the “Notitia Dignitatum.”

Riassunto

Advances the hypothesis that the ninth-century illustrations in the Utrecht Psalter reflect a late antique illustrated Hebrew version of the psalms, a departure from the commonly accepted view of the origin of the Utrecht images.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pamela Berger, Pamela (Professor of Art History and Film Berger, Berger Pamela
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.01.2020
• EAN: 9780271084770
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08477-0
• Dimensioni: 203 mm x 254 mm x 28 mm
• Peso: 839 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Theory of art, ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious, ART / Criticism & Theory, RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings, History of art / art & design styles, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts, ART / History / European / Medieval