Imaging the early medieval bible
Auteur :
WILLIAMS JOHN
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271021690
Date de publication :
15 sept. 2001
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
830 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
John Williams and four other mediaeval scholars challenge conventional wisdom on biblical illustration, and find it to be an enterprise guided in its genesis by the dynamics of a new culture. They argue that illustrated Bibles were shaped by ad hoc decisions resulting in a variety of approaches.