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The Suffering Middle Ages

29.99 €
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The Suffering Middle Ages
29.99 €
This book will explore how the sacred intertwined with the comic, the monstrous, and the obscene in Christian iconography. Much of what today seems outrageously sacrilegious was quite commonplace in the Middle Ages, an era of near-universal religiosity.

This book will explore monkeys in the margins of ancient texts, obscene figures on church walls, and saints in monstrous guise. Where did these images come from, and how are they connected to the subsequent development of world art?

The first popular science text in Russian covering so many subjects of medieval iconography is being published by "Suffering Middle Ages," a community of history buffs with nearly half a million subscribers. Over 600 illustrations, unique text, and a touch of humor—this is how art should be discussed.
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