Living icon in byzantium and italy, the: the vita image, eleventh to thirteenth centuries
Auteur :
Chatterjee, Paroma
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107034969
Date de publication :
17 mars 2014
Dimensions :
26,2 x 18,8 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
810 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This is the first book to explore the development and significance of the vita icon. Through the aesthetic and religious history of the vita icon, Paroma Chatterjee investigates the shared problems of the Orthodox East and the Latin West concerning visual representation and the very definition of sanctity.