num_pages: 328
description: This book provides a major study of the drawings paintings and carvings of the crucifixion from tenth- and eleventh-century England placing these works of art within the context of the tenth-century monastic revival. The drawings and paintings of the crucifixion are discussed in relation to the literature theology liturgy and devotional practices of the late Anglo-Saxon period in order to reveal the richness and subtlety of religious belief at this time. Late Anglo-Saxon religious art is shown to have played a central role in the monastic life; it called to mind the gospel events and set out their theological significance; it demonstrated the truth of the gospel message; it moved men's hearts allowing them to experience the presence of Christ and to respond as though they had actually been present at His death.
language: English
title: Anglo-Saxon Crucifixion Iconography and the Art of the Monastic Revival
publisher: Cambridge University Press