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The Art of the Book: Its Place in Medieval Worship

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The Art of the Book: Its Place in Medieval Worship - Muir, Bernard J (Editor), and Manion, Margaret M (Editor)
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This collection of articles, by scholars with established reputations in the field, focuses on medieval books designed for use in Christian worship, both public and private. Examples are drawn from French, Italian and Dutch work of the fourteenth to the early sixteenth centuries. The contributors explore the various ways in which text and imagery complement and re-enforce one another, and the importance of music and chant is also addressed. The interdisciplinary focus ensures that it will be of wide interest to scholars in ...

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The Art of the Book: Its Place in Medieval Worship 1998, Liverpool University Press, Liverpool

ISBN-13: 9780859895668

Hardcover