The Allegory of the Church - Romanesque Portals and Their Verse Inscriptions (Paperback)

Verse inscriptions in stone appeared in abundance on the facades of Romanesque churches in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Marking the place where medieval worshippers were transported from secular to sacred space, portal verse inscriptions provide important, and often overlooked, insights into the dynamic function of the portals and their art. The Allegory of the Church is the first full-length study of Romanesque verse inscriptions in the context of church portals and portal sculpture, and is the product of a twenty-year study. Calvin B. Kendall demonstrates how these inscriptions served to express the role of the church building as a concrete allegory of Christ and the Church. Describing them in detail, he traces the history and nature of the changes in allegorical interpretation of the inscriptions until, as medieval assumptions about language and rhetoric changed, they were finally abandoned by Gothic artists. An exemplary work of interdisciplinary scholarship, The Allegory of the Church includes a detailed catalogue of Romanesque verse inscriptions.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Heritage
Release date:	May 1998
Authors:	Calvin B. Kendall
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	458
ISBN-13:	978-1-4426-1309-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 500 CE to 1400 > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4426-1309-2
Barcode:	9781442613096

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