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NK5943 .P37 1994
NK5943
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P37
1994
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0810964341 (Abrams)
0870996827
1872501907 (Harvey Miller Pulbishers)
9780810964341 (Abrams)
9780870996825
9781872501901 (Harvey Miller Pulbishers)
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The Cloisters Cross :
[Book]
its art and meaning /
Elizabeth C. Parker & Charles T. Little.
New York :
Distributed by H.N. Abrams,
c1994.
316 p. :
ill. (some col.) ;
29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305) and indexes.
Foreword / William D. Wixom -- Ch. 1. Introduction: The Cross and Its History -- Ch. 2. Word and Image: The Iconography of the Cross -- Ch. 3. The Function of the Cloisters Cross -- Ch. 4. The Liturgical Context -- Ch. 5. The Intellectual Setting -- Ch. 6. The Bury St. Edmunds Connection -- Ch. 7. Epilogue: The Place of the Cross in English Romanesque Art -- Appendix I: The Inscriptions on the Cross -- Appendix II: The Olso Corpus.
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The attribution to the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds - the name by which the cross was first known - is discussed at length. In rich and exacting detail the authors reveal, as do the splendid new color photographs by Malcolm Varon, just how the Cloisters Cross, in its imagery and consummate workmanship, bears "witness to a level of erudition and artistry seldom seen in the twelfth century or later."
The dearth of solid information about its provenance prior to its ownership by a Yugoslav art dealer and restorer has generated a number of tantalizing theories as to its origin, function, and early history, although no one has denied the exceptional quality of its workmanship or the unparalleled complexity of its design.
The story of the cross's creation, survival, and meaning is explored in this fascinating book. Of special interest is the sheer number of figures that populate the compact scenes on both sides of the cross, and of biblical passages diligently inscribed on individual scrolls held by Old Testament prophets across its surface. The cross is a tour de force of sculptural artistry, which holds within its small physical scope an iconographic encyclopedia of learning almost unmatched in Medieval Art.
The walrus-ivory Cloisters Cross, a masterpiece of English Romanesque art, has long been a centerpiece of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Cloisters collection, a separate museum in Fort Tryon Park (New York City) devoted exclusively to the art of the Middle Ages. In fact, ever since its acquisition in 1963, the cross has been the subject of speculation and mystery.
This comprehensive study is addressed to the genuinely curious visitor to the Cloisters collection, as well as to the specialized scholar. The authors have included a systematic description of the intricate construction of the cross and an analysis of every detail of its carving. They offer substantial new insights to the findings of previous scholarly research as to possible meanings and context, in terms of both the liturgy and the intellectual milieu of the twelfth century in which it has been placed.
Cloisters Cross.
Cloisters (Museum)
Bury Saint Edmunds Cross.
Christian art and symbolism-- England-- Medieval, 500-1500.
Ivories, Romanesque-- England.
NK5943
.
P37
1994
Parker, Elizabeth C.
Little, Charles T.
20140214083540.0
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