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The Mind´s Eye: Art and Theological Argument in the Middle Ages
Hamburger J
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Description for The Mind´s Eye: Art and Theological Argument in the Middle Ages
Paperback. Explores the relationships among art, theology, exegesis, and literature - issues central to the study of medieval art. This book examines the illustration of theological commentaries, the use of images to expound or disseminate doctrine, the role of images within theological discourse, the development of doctrine in response to images, and more. Editor(s): Hamburger, Jeffrey F.; Bouche, Anne-Marie. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 464 pages, 198 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR; DSBB; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1292.
The Mind's Eye focuses on the relationships among art, theology, exegesis, and literature--issues long central to the study of medieval art, yet ripe for reconsideration. Essays by leading scholars from many fields examine the illustration of theological commentaries, the use of images to expound or disseminate doctrine, the role of images within theological discourse, the development of doctrine in response to images, and the place of vision and the visual in theological thought. At issue are the ways in which theologians responded to the images that we call art and in which images entered into dialogue with theological discourse. In ... Read more
The Mind's Eye focuses on the relationships among art, theology, exegesis, and literature--issues long central to the study of medieval art, yet ripe for reconsideration. Essays by leading scholars from many fields examine the illustration of theological commentaries, the use of images to expound or disseminate doctrine, the role of images within theological discourse, the development of doctrine in response to images, and the place of vision and the visual in theological thought. At issue are the ways in which theologians responded to the images that we call art and in which images entered into dialogue with theological discourse. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University
Condition
New
Weight
1291g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691124766
SKU
V9780691124766
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About Hamburger J
Jeffrey F. Hamburger is Professor in the Department of History of Art & Architecture at Harvard University. His books include St. John the Divine: The Deified Evangelist in Medieval Art and Theology and The Visual and the Visionary: Art and Female Spirituality in Late Medieval Germany . Anne-Marie Bouche is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of ... Read more
Reviews for The Mind´s Eye: Art and Theological Argument in the Middle Ages
The Mind's Eye represents the most significant collection of essays on medieval art that has been assembled in recent memory, and its implications for the understanding of medieval art and society will be felt for a long time to come. Rarely does a group of conference proceedings demonstrate such a uniformly high quality of intellectual accomplishment, and credit is due ... Read more