Pictorial Narrative in the Romanesque Cloister
Cloister Imagery and Religious Life in Medieval Spain
©2004
Monographs
XVIII,
300 Pages
Series:
Hermeneutics of Art, Volume 12
Summary
Praised as paradisiacal or denounced as impious fantasy, the sculpture of Romanesque cloisters played a powerful role in medieval monastic life. This book demonstrates how sculpture in the cloister, the physical and spiritual heart of the religious foundation, could be shrewdly configured to articulate the most influential ideals and experiences of its individual community. Taking as its focus the visually rich, highly organized narrative programs of three twelfth-century Spanish cloisters, this book reveals the power of such imagery to reflect and reinforce the social and spiritual preoccupations of its age.
Details
- Pages
- XVIII, 300
- Publication Year
- 2004
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9780820472683
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Kloster Kapitellplastik Bildprogramm Geschichte 950-1250 Spain Cloisters Christian art Narrative art Relief symbolism Capitals Spanien
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2004, 2008. XVIII, 300 pp., 107 ill.
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