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Early Medieval Art
Lawrence Nees
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Description for Early Medieval Art
Paperback. The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. In this book, Lawrence Nees explores issues of artistic patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts and the expressive and educational roles of artistic creation. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous colour and halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 666.
The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. While books had long been central to the Christian religious tradition, education, and culture, they now became an important artistic medium, sometimes decorated with brilliant colours and precious metals. Lawrence Nees explores issues of artist patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts, and the expressive and educational roles of artistic creation. He discusses early Christian art within the late Roman tradition, and the arts of the newly established kingdoms of northern Europe not as opposites, but as different aspects of a larger historical situation. ... Read more
The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. While books had long been central to the Christian religious tradition, education, and culture, they now became an important artistic medium, sometimes decorated with brilliant colours and precious metals. Lawrence Nees explores issues of artist patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts, and the expressive and educational roles of artistic creation. He discusses early Christian art within the late Roman tradition, and the arts of the newly established kingdoms of northern Europe not as opposites, but as different aspects of a larger historical situation. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Oxford History of Art
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192842435
SKU
V9780192842435
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About Lawrence Nees
Lawrence Nees is Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Delaware, where he has taught since 1978. He is the author of 'The Gundohinus Gospels' (Cambridge, Mass., 1987), 'A Tainted Mantle: Hercules and the Classical Tradition at the Carolingian Court' (Philadelphia, 1991), and editor of 'Approaches to Early Medieval Art' (Cambridge, Mass., 1998). He is currently ... Read more
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