Imaging the Early Medieval - Ppr. (Revised)

Book Overview

In Imaging the Early Medieval Bible, five outstanding medievalists present a compelling revisionist interpretation of the beginnings of biblical illustration. While scholars have long argued that the subjects and format of such illustrations were largely determined by archetypes of the earliest years of Christian artistic culture, the contributors to this volume show how decorated Bibles were shaped instead by ad hoc artistic decisions that resulted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271021691
• ISBN13: 9780271021690
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.7"