A Companion to Medieval Art
Romanesque and Gothic in Northern Europe
Blackwell Companions to Art History
1. Edition December 2009
704 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
A Companion to Medieval Art brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe. Comprised of over thirty original theoretical, historical, and historiographic essays written by renowned and emergent scholars, the volume covers the vibrancy of medieval art from both thematic and sub-disciplinary perspectives.
A Companion to Medieval Art brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe.
* Brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe.
* Contains over 30 original theoretical, historical, and historiographic essays by renowned and emergent scholars.
* Covers the vibrancy of medieval art from both thematic and sub-disciplinary perspectives.
* Features an international and ambitious range - from reception, Gregory the Great, collecting, and pilgrimage art, to gender, patronage, the marginal, spolia, and manuscript illumination.