The Lives and Afterlives of Medieval Iconography (Hardcover)

What does the study of iconography entail for scholars active today? How does it intersect with the broad array of methodological and theoretical approaches now at the disposal of art historians? Should we still dare to use the term “iconography� to describe such work? The seven essays collected here argue that we should. Their authors set out to evaluate the continuing relevance of iconographic studies to current art-historical scholarship by exploring the fluidity of iconography itself over broad spans of time, place, and culture. These wide-ranging case studies take a diverse set of approaches as they track the transformation of medieval images and their meanings along their respective paths, exploring how medieval iconographies remained stable or changed; how images were reconceived in response to new contexts, ideas, or viewerships; and how modern thinking about medieval images—including the application or rejection of traditional methodologies—has shaped our understanding of what they signify. These essays demonstrate that iconographic work still holds a critical place within the rapidly evolving discipline of art history as well as within the many other disciplines that increasingly prioritize the study of images. This inaugural volume in the series Signa: Papers of the Index of Medieval Art at Princeton University demonstrates the importance of keeping matters of image and meaning—regardless of whether we use the word “iconography�—at the center of modern inquiry into medieval visual culture. In addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume are Kirk Ambrose, Charles Barber, Catherine Fernandez, Elina Gertsman, Jacqueline E. Jung, Dale Kinney, and D. Fairchild Ruggles.

General

Imprint:	Pennsylvania State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Signa: Papers of the Index of Medieval Art at Princeton University
Release date:	February 2021
First published:	2021
Editors:	Pamela A. Patton (Director of Index of Medieval Art) • Henry D. Schilb (Art History Specialist at the Index of Medieval Art)
Dimensions:	254 x 203 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-271-08621-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 500 CE to 1400 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-271-08621-1
Barcode:	9780271086217

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