Art of the Middle Ages (Thames & Hudson world of art) -

Janetta Rebold Benton

Thames & Hudson

2002

320 páginas

10h 40m

ISBN-10: 0500203504

In spite of all the changes in our values and beliefs, the art of the Middle Ages still speaks to us across the centuries. Not only do the great cathedrals remain, many with their spectacular decorations and stained glass, but also a rich treasure trove of paintings, manuscript illuminations, tapestries, sculpture and jewelry.
Dr Benton's new study encompasses the whole period from Early Christian to late Gothic, the whole of Europe from Ireland to Byzantium, and the whole range of art and architecture. The interconnections between art and society are particularly stressed; so too the way in which artistic techniques -- for instance, those used in metalwork and textiles -- determined what was produced. Comprehensive and accessible, as well as lavishly illustrated, this is the ideal introduction to a subject that is both visually exciting and profoundly significant to Western culture.