Richard Viladesau (Professor of Theology, Professor of Theology, Fo

The Beauty of the Cross

The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this volume Richard Viladesau seeks to understand the beauty of the cross as it developed in both theology and art from their beginnings until the eve of the renaissance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9780195367119
• ISBN-10: 0195367111
• Artikelnr.: 24765608

Inhaltsangabe

1: The Beauty and the Scandal of the Cross
2: The Cross in the New Testament and the Patristic Paradigm
3: The Monastic Paradigm and Romanesque Style
4: The Theology of High Scholasticism and Gothic Art
5: Nominalism, Naturalism, and the Intensification of Passion Piety
Conclusion and Anticipation
Appendix: Websites for viewing artworks
Index