num_pages: 256
description: It is propitious to find art historians who are happy to define and defend their work, but this collection of eighteen essays does just that. With each contributor selecting a particular object or image, they elaborate on how art historians approach works of art, and discuss the methodology of visual analysis and informed interpretation. Jargon-free and approachable, the contributors select and describe a variety of subjects including a mosaic, Crucifixion image, a textile, portraits, an architectural drawing, choir reliefs, a sarcophagus, architectural and free-standing sculpture, both from the West, the Byzantine East and the Islamic world.
language: English
title: Reading Medieval Images: The Art Historian and the Object
titlecomplete: Reading Medieval Images: The Art Historian and the Object
ratings_count: 5
publisher: University of Michigan Press