painting-sculpture-architecture, 4th-14th century /
James Snyder.
New York :
H.N. Abrams,
1989.
511 p. :
ill. ;
30 cm.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [487]-493.
Part 1 : the beginnings of Christian art. Peace and refreshment in life after death -- Constantine and the early Christian basilicas -- Ecclesia, basilica civitas Dei-the decoration of the early church -- Churches in other capitals and in centres in the East -- The narrative mode-the illustrated book and other picture cycles.
Part 2 : Byzantium. Constantinople in the age of Justinian -- Thessaloniki, Ravenna, and Mount Sinai -- Icons and Iconoclasm -- The second golden age of Byzantine Art -- Byzantine art in Italy.
Part 3 : The early Middle Ages in the North. The North -- Ireland and England -- Charlemagne : renovatio imperii Romani -- Diffusion and diversity in the tenth century.
Part 4 : Romanesque Art. The triumph of Latin Christendom -- The pilgrimage roads and regional styles -- Cluny and Burgundy -- Western and Southern France -- Italy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries-a return to the golden age -- Western Germany.
Part 5 : The meaning of Gothic. Gothic art in France -- Opus Francigenum abroad -- Gothic painting and related arts in France -- Italy in the Later Middle Ages.
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Text and the accompanying illustrations offer an overview of Medieval art and life.