Marginalia of Medieval Art: An Essay on History and Culture
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Marginalia of Medieval Art: An Essay on History and Culture
19.99 €
Lecherous monkeys, dragons eating their own tails, swollen heads, donkeys playing harps, priests kissing someone's ass, tumbling jugglers... What do all these images on the facades of medieval churches and in the margins of ancient manuscripts mean?
Michael Kamil explores the riotous realm of marginal art, analyzing its symbolism, functions, and socio-cultural context, which often remains outside the field of view of most researchers.
The reader will learn why statues of gargoyles and chimeras were placed on the roofs of cathedrals, what role images of acrobats and jesters played in the decoration of monasteries, and why clergymen, knights, peasants, and prostitutes became participants in obscene and amusing scenes in the margins of medieval editions of books of hours and works of ancient philosophers.
The author pays special attention to the interaction between text and image, as well as to how marginal iconography reflected the worldview and everyday life of people of that time.
The book will be of interest both to specialists in the field of art history and to a wider audience wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the artistic traditions of the Middle Ages.
Michael Kamil explores the riotous realm of marginal art, analyzing its symbolism, functions, and socio-cultural context, which often remains outside the field of view of most researchers.
The reader will learn why statues of gargoyles and chimeras were placed on the roofs of cathedrals, what role images of acrobats and jesters played in the decoration of monasteries, and why clergymen, knights, peasants, and prostitutes became participants in obscene and amusing scenes in the margins of medieval editions of books of hours and works of ancient philosophers.
The author pays special attention to the interaction between text and image, as well as to how marginal iconography reflected the worldview and everyday life of people of that time.
The book will be of interest both to specialists in the field of art history and to a wider audience wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the artistic traditions of the Middle Ages.
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