Excavating the Medieval Image

Manuscripts, Artists, Audiences: Essays in Honor of Sandra Hindman

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Graphic Art & Design, Book Design, Art History
Cover of the book Excavating the Medieval Image by David S. Areford, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David S. Areford ISBN: 9781351158466
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 30, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: David S. Areford
ISBN: 9781351158466
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 30, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Medieval images, especially manuscript illuminations, have long been treated independently of the contexts in which they were created. These beautiful miniature paintings, frequently valued as keepers of documentary evidence or as curious artistic commodities, have only recently become the focus of art historians concerned with new questions related to artistic working methods, audience and the status of the visual in the Middle Ages and the modern era. Excavating the Medieval Image argues that the illuminated image is best understood as thoroughly integrated in the material context of the manuscript - and thus, integrated in a cultural context of production and reception. Seen in this way, the illuminated manuscript becomes a kind of archaeological site, which must be carefully unearthed layer by layer. The fourteen essays gathered here are written by scholars of both medieval and Renaissance art history, and demonstrate varied methodological approaches that combine the pursuits of traditional connoisseurship and iconography with those of critical theory and historiography. In addition, the authors contribute more broadly to important interdisciplinary issues such as the study of gender, text and image, and the history of literacy and the book.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Medieval images, especially manuscript illuminations, have long been treated independently of the contexts in which they were created. These beautiful miniature paintings, frequently valued as keepers of documentary evidence or as curious artistic commodities, have only recently become the focus of art historians concerned with new questions related to artistic working methods, audience and the status of the visual in the Middle Ages and the modern era. Excavating the Medieval Image argues that the illuminated image is best understood as thoroughly integrated in the material context of the manuscript - and thus, integrated in a cultural context of production and reception. Seen in this way, the illuminated manuscript becomes a kind of archaeological site, which must be carefully unearthed layer by layer. The fourteen essays gathered here are written by scholars of both medieval and Renaissance art history, and demonstrate varied methodological approaches that combine the pursuits of traditional connoisseurship and iconography with those of critical theory and historiography. In addition, the authors contribute more broadly to important interdisciplinary issues such as the study of gender, text and image, and the history of literacy and the book.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Friends of Liberty by David S. Areford
Cover of the book The Social Significance of Health Promotion by David S. Areford
Cover of the book Cult, Ritual, Divinity and Belief in the Roman World by David S. Areford
Cover of the book Paula Rego's Map of Memory by David S. Areford
Cover of the book American City Politics by David S. Areford
Cover of the book Integral Community Enterprise in Africa by David S. Areford
Cover of the book Coleridge as Philosopher by David S. Areford
Cover of the book Family Capitalism by David S. Areford
Cover of the book The Transformation of Russia’s Armed Forces by David S. Areford
Cover of the book The Seven Years War in Europe by David S. Areford
Cover of the book Music as Image by David S. Areford
Cover of the book Ethical Knowledge by David S. Areford
Cover of the book New Dynamics in Female Migration and Integration by David S. Areford
Cover of the book Thomas Hardy and Empire by David S. Areford
Cover of the book Skepticism and the Definition of Knowledge by David S. Areford
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy