The pictorial arts of the West, 800-1200
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The pictorial arts of the West, 800-1200
（Yale University Press Pelican history of art）
Yale University Press, 1993
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Col. ill. on t. p.
Includes bibliographical notes (p. [407]-438), select bibliography (p. [439]-442), and index of iconography and of named artists and scribes, and general index
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ISBN 9780300053487
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Between the ninth and the 13th centuries the Western world witnessed a flowering of the pictorial arts. In this book the author provides a guide to all forms of this art - from wall and panel paintings to stained glass windows, mosaics and embroidery - and sets them against the historical and theological influences of the age. Dodwell describes the rise and development of some of the great styles of the Middle Ages: Carolingian art, which ranged from illuminations to drawings; Anglo-Saxon art; Ottonian art; the Mozarabic art of Spain; and the art of Italy influenced by the styles of Byzantium and the West. Dodwell concludes with an examination of the universal Romanesque style of the 12th century that extended from the Scandinavian countries to Jerusalem. His book also includes a discussion of the painters and craftsmen of the time and incorporates the latest research.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements Maps 1 Eastern and Western Christendom 2 Embroidery: 800-1200 3 Painting: 800-1200 4 The Carolingian Renaissance 5 Painting in Ireland: 800-1100 6 Anglo-Saxon Painting: 800-1100 7 Painting in Germany and Austria: 900-1100 8 Mosaics and Painting in Italy and Sicily: 900-1200 9 Painting in France and Jerusalem 10 Painting in Spain 11 Painting in the Empire and Scandinavia: 1100-1200 12 Painting in England: 1100-1200 13 Stained Glass: 1100-1200 14 Transitional Abbreviations Notes Select Bibliography List of Illustrations Index of Iconography and of Named Artists and Scribes General Index.
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: pbk ISBN 9780300064933
Description
Between the ninth and thirteenth centuries the Western world witnessed a glorious flowering of the pictorial arts. In this lavishly illustrated book, C.R. Dodwell provides a comprehensive guide to all forms of this art-from wall and panel paintings to stained glass windows, mosaics, and embroidery-and sets them against the historical and theological influences of the age.
Dodwell describes the rise and development of some of the great styles of the Middle Ages: Carolingian art, which ranged from the splendid illuminations appropriate to an emperor's court to drawings of great delicacy; Anglo-Saxon art, which had a rare vitality and finesse; Ottonian art with its political and spiritual messages; the colorful Mozarabic art of Spain, which had added vigor through its interaction with the barbaric Visigoths; and the art of Italy, influenced by the styles of Byzantium and the West. Dodwell concludes with an examination of the universal Romanesque style of the twelfth century that extended from the Scandinavian countries in the north to Jerusalem in the south. His book-which includes the first exhaustive discussion of the painters and craftsmen of the time, incorporates the latest research, and is filled with new ideas about the relations among the arts, history, and theology of the period-will be an invaluable resource for both art historians and students of the Middle Ages.
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