Lawrence Nees (, Professor, Department of Art History, University o

Early Medieval Art

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. In this book, Lawrence Nees explores issues of artistic patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts and the expressive and educational roles of artistic creation.

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Produktdetails

• Oxford History of Art
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 168mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 656g
• ISBN-13: 9780192842435
• ISBN-10: 0192842439
• Artikelnr.: 22456737

Autorenporträt

Lawrence Nees is Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Delaware, where he has taught since 1978. He is the author of 'The Gundohinus Gospels' (Cambridge, Mass., 1987), 'A Tainted Mantle: Hercules and the Classical Tradition at the Carolingian Court' (Philadelphia, 1991), and editor of 'Approaches to Early Medieval Art' (Cambridge, Mass., 1998). He is currently completing a general book on Frankish manuscript illumination.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: The Roman Language of Art
2: Earliest Christian Art
3: Conversion
4: Art for Aristocrats
5: Endings and Beginnings
6: Craftsmanship and Artistry
7: Saints and Holy Places
8: Holy Images
9: Word and Image
10: Art at the Court
11: Expressive and Didactic Images
12: Towards a New Age
Conclusion
Notes
Timeline
Further Reading
Museums and Websites
List of Illustrations
Index