Fragmented devotion: medieval objects from the schnutgen museum in cologne
Éditeur :
McMullen Museum of Art
ISBN :
9781892850010
Date de publication :
1 mars 2000
Dimensions :
2,8 x 2,0 x 0,1 cm
Poids :
624 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This work explores the survival and meaning of fragments in our understanding of medieval art and religious life from the Middle Ages. The essays trace how those original meanings changed when the objects were collected and installed within Catholicism and nationalism in 19th century Germany.