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The marvellous and the monstrous in the sculpture of twelfth-century Europe /

178204549X

9781782045496

1843838311

9781843838319

The marvellous and the monstrous in the sculpture of twelfth-century Europe /

[Book]

Kirk Ambrose

Woodbridge, United Kingdom :

Boydell Press,

2013.

©2013

1 online resource (xii, 187 pages) :

illustrations.

Boydell studies in medieval art and architecture,

2045-4902

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-178) and index

Past present -- Ideal bodies -- (IL)legibility -- Creating monsters -- Imagining cosmos

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Representations of monsters and the monstrous are common in medieval art and architecture, from the grotesques in the borders of illuminated manuscripts to the symbol of the "green man", widespread in churches and cathedrals. These mysterious depictions are frequently interpreted as embodying or mitigating the fears symptomatic of a "dark age". This book, however, considers an alternative scenario: in what ways did monsters in twelfth-century sculpture help audiences envision, perhaps even achieve, various ambitions? Using examples of Romanesque sculpture from across Europe, with a focus on France and northern Portugal, the author suggests that medieval representations of monsters could service ideals, whether intellectual, political, religious, and social, even as they could simultaneously articulate fears; throughout, he is careful to present the carvings in their physical and social contexts

JSTOR

22573/ctt16132x7

Marvellous and the monstrous in the sculpture of twelfth-century Europe

1843838311

Marvellous and the monstrous in the sculpture of 12th-century Europe

Marvelous and the monstrous in the sculpture of twelfth-century Europe

Christian art and symbolism-- Europe-- Medieval, 500-1500.

Decoration and ornament, Architectural-- Europe-- Themes, motives.

Decoration and ornament, Romanesque-- Themes, motives.

Monsters in art.

Sculpture, European-- 12th century-- Themes, motives.

Sculpture, Romanesque-- Themes, motives.

ART-- European.

ART-- Sculpture & Installation.

Bauplastik

Christian art and symbolism-- Medieval.

Decoration and ornament, Architectural-- Themes, motives.

Decoration and ornament, Romanesque-- Themes, motives.

Kapitellplastik

Monsters in art.

Romanik

Sculpture, European-- Themes, motives.

Sculpture, Romanesque-- Themes, motives.

Ungeheuer

Europe.

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ART-- 026000

ART015030

ART026000

Ambrose, Kirk,1968-

20200823061016.0

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[Book]

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