Established in 1917, the Index of Christian Art, located at
Princeton University, is now the largest archive of medieval art in
existence and the most specialized resource for the iconographer.
Throughout its eighty-five years, it has justly been recognized as
one of the most learned institutions for the study of the art and
culture of the medieval world. The essays in this book, all by
staff or scholars of the archive, highlight some of the current
research in the archive and the scholarship for which it has been
widely renowned.
The studies cover art from the Late Antique period to the end of
the fifteenth century and include most of the media represented in
the archive, from manuscripts to sculpture to glass. From
reinterpreting previous scholarship to making new insights into the
medieval mind, they explore such themes as Jephtha's Daughter; Mary
Magdalene; Saints Blaise, Paul, Joseph, and Elisabeth of Hungary;
and topics including women in the "Bibles moralisees," Late German
sermons, the iconographic program at Bourges Cathedral, Franciscan
devotional art, and a late medieval Islamic manuscript. This volume
presents some of the most exciting and interdisciplinary approaches
to the study of these subjects, from the home of medieval
iconography in Princeton.
The contributors are Adelaide Bennett, Lois Drewer, Ivan Great,
Judith Golden, Gerald Guest, Margaret Jennings, Margaret Lindsey,
Mika Natif, Lynn Ransom, Pamela Sheingorn, and A. E. Wright."
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Publications of the Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University |
Release date: |
August 2002 |
First published: |
August 2002 |
Editors: |
Colum Hourihane
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Dimensions: |
279 x 216 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-09990-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-691-09990-1 |
Barcode: |
9780691099903 |
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