Iconography, the descriptive and classificatory investigation of
subject matter in the arts (and often associated with Erwin
Panofsky), has been central to art history since the early
twentieth century. In this volume from the Index of Christian Art,
a group of distinguished scholars makes skilled use of the
methodology to examine a number of significant medieval
manuscripts, including the Morgan Picture Bible.
Although iconography is often regarded as a means of analyzing
the content of a work of art, the essays in Between the Picture and
the Word draw upon the methodology to elucidate issues that range
from meaning to style and provenance. Large themes, such as
architecture, kingship, women, and Judaism, are considered
alongside specific details (e.g., poses of authority, pregnancy) in
order to shed light on both vernacular and sacred art, the
Anglo-Saxon as well as the Jewish, the Bible Historiale as well as
the Book of Hours.
Several essays in this volume focus upon the Morgan Picture
Bible, famed for its splendid illuminations and the insights they
provide into medieval life. Its illuminations--340 in all--present
Old Testament stories as dramatic scenes, set in castles and
churches, that involve not only warfare but also the daily
activities of kings, priests, and warriors as well as ordinary
people. These appealing pictures also pose complex questions that
are slowly being resolved by scholars. In the Index of Christian
Art volume, the iconography of the Picture Bible and many of its
details are studied again, yielding results that reinforce, extend,
and refute previous scholarship.
Between the Picture and the Word presents some of the most
innovative thinking in medieval studies. Its numerous color and
black-and-white illustrations enhance the discussions and give
readers insight into the beauty of medieval manuscript art.
The contributors are Adelaide Bennett, Alison Beringer,
Anne-Marie Bouche, Judith Golden, Gerald Guest, Laura Hollengreen,
Libby Karlinger Escobedo, Katrin Kogman-Appel, Jane Rosenthal, Lucy
Freeman Sandler, Marianna Shreve Simpson, Judith Steinhoff,
Patricia Stirnemann, Alison Stones, and William Voelkle.
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