Roger Rosewell

Medieval Wall Paintings

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to survive the Middle Ages. This book presents an introduction to this fascinating subject.

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Produktdetails

• Shire Library
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 218g
• ISBN-13: 9780747812937
• ISBN-10: 0747812934
• Artikelnr.: 39217889

Autorenporträt

Roger Rosewell

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The Painted Church
The Purpose of Wall Paintings
The Subjects: The Bible and Saints
The Subjects: Death and Judgement
The Subjects: Pieties and Transgressions
Text and Other Subjects
Making Wall Paintings
Reformation and Afterwards
Domestic Wall Paintings
Survival and Conservation
Further Reading
Gazeteer
Index