0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
  • All Departments
Price
  • R500 - R1,000 (1)
  • R2,500 - R5,000 (2)
  • -
Status
Brand

Showing 1 - 3 of 3 matches in All Departments

The "Things of Greater Importance" - Bernard of Clairvaux's "Apologia" and the Medieval Attitude Toward Art (Hardcover):... The "Things of Greater Importance" - Bernard of Clairvaux's "Apologia" and the Medieval Attitude Toward Art (Hardcover)
Conrad Rudolph
R2,785 Discovery Miles 27 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The "Things of Greater Importance" provides a close look into the social and cultural context of medieval art, primarily as expressed in Bernard of Clairvaux's Apologia, the central document in the greatest artistic controversy to occur in the West prior to the Reformation and the most important source we have for understanding medieval attitudes toward art. Bernard wrote the Apologia during the medieval efflorescence of monumental sculpture and stained glass, of advanced architecture, of pilgrimage art, of high Romanesque, and of the origins of Gothic art. Rudolph places the Apologia, traditionally seen as a condemnation either of all religious art or of all monastic art, in a broader context, using it to explore the role of art in medieval society. He shows that Bernard was interested in the impact of art on contemporary monasticism in a more complex way than previously believed. The book offers the most thorough study available of the theoretical basis of medieval art as it functioned in society; and its implications for the art of both the Romanesque and Gothic periods, which were spanned by Bernard's life, are significant.

The Mystic Ark - Hugh of Saint Victor, Art, and Thought in the Twelfth Century (Hardcover): Conrad Rudolph The Mystic Ark - Hugh of Saint Victor, Art, and Thought in the Twelfth Century (Hardcover)
Conrad Rudolph
R3,933 Discovery Miles 39 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this book, Conrad Rudolph studies and reconstructs Hugh of St. Victor's forty-two-page written work, The Mystic Ark, which describes the medieval painting of the same name. In medieval written sources, works of art are not often referred to, let alone described in any detail. Almost completely ignored by art historians because of the immense difficulty of its text, Hugh of Saint Victor's Mystic Ark (c. 1125 1130) is among the most unusual sources we have for an understanding of medieval artistic culture. Depicting all time, all space, all matter, all human history, and all spiritual striving, this highly polemical painting deals with a series of cultural issues crucial in the education of society's elite during one of the great periods of intellectual change in Western history."

Pilgrimage to the End of the World (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Conrad Rudolph Pilgrimage to the End of the World (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Conrad Rudolph
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From Tibetan Buddhists at Jokang to Muslims at Mecca for the hajj, pilgrims across faiths and cultures travel thousands of miles - often by foot - to reach holy sites. Such journeys are considered proof of ultimate devotion, the most important act of an individual's life. The intense mystical and physical aspects of pilgrimages have recently sparked a modern revival, leading travelers in search of spiritual growth and physical challenge to embark on these sacred adventures. Pilgrimage to the End of the World takes the reader, via Conrad Rudolph's able eyes and feet, to the holy site of Santiago de Compostela, believed to be the burial place of the apostle James. Discovered around AD 812, it became one of the most important pilgrimage destinations for Westerners (after Rome and Jerusalem) and has recently received an influx of renewed attention since being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today it is the second most popular Catholic pilgrimage center, having been visited by Francis of Assisi and Pope John Paul II, among others. Rudolph made this passage himself, traveling the two and a half months and one thousand miles along the ancient pilgrimage route from Le Puy, in south-central France, to Santiago, Spain. Offering his perspective as a medieval art historian as well as a veteran traveler, Rudolph melds the ancient and the contemporary, the spiritual and the physical, in a chronicle of his travels to this captivating place. From anecdotes to travel tips for "the wise pilgrim" (routes to take, physical training required, what to eat, where to stay, what to bring, and even recommendations of other publications), this book is at once travel guide, literary work, historical study, and memoir. Sincerely and engagingly written, it will appeal to travelers, religious scholars, and historians - and will have you wanting to embark for Spain as you close it.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
JCB Chukka Steel Toe Safety Boot (Black)
R779 Discovery Miles 7 790
Citroen Dispatch, Peugeot Expert & FIAT…
Paperback R901 R759 Discovery Miles 7 590
Hinduism - A Comprehensive Guide to the…
Cassie Coleman Hardcover R574 R529 Discovery Miles 5 290
Social Thinking and History - A…
Constance de Saint-Laurent Paperback R1,365 Discovery Miles 13 650
The Bhagavad Gita - The Divine Song of…
Vyasa Hardcover R518 Discovery Miles 5 180
Girls That Invest: Your Guide to…
Simran Kaur Paperback R611 R410 Discovery Miles 4 100
The Misery Merchants - Life And Death In…
Ruth Hopkins Paperback  (1)
R320 R288 Discovery Miles 2 880
Autobiographical Memory Development…
Sami Gulgoez, Basak Sahin-Acar Hardcover R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690
Intelligent Decision Making in Quality…
Cengiz Kahraman, Seda Yanik Hardcover R4,394 R3,824 Discovery Miles 38 240
Breast Cancer and Breast Reconstruction
Luis Tejedor, Susana Gomez Modet, … Hardcover R3,336 Discovery Miles 33 360

 

Partners