Pictorial Narrative In The Romanesque Cloister
Subtitle: Cloister Imagery and Religious Life in Medieval Spain (Hermeneutics of Art)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: October 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780820472683
Subjects: Romanesque art; General; Religious Buildings; History - Medieval; Sculpture; Art; Architecture; Capitals (Architecture), Roman; Capitals (Architecture), Romanesque; Christian art and symbolism; Cloisters (Architecture); Medieval, 500-1500; Spain; Themes, motives
Description: "Praised as paradisiacal or denounced as impious fantasy, the sculpture of Romanesque cloisters played a powerful role in medieval monastic life. This book demonstrates how sculpture in the cloister, the physical and spiritual heart of the religious foundation, could be shrewdly configured to articulate the most influential ideals and experiences of its individual community. Taking as its focus the visually rich, highly organized narrative programs of three twelfth-century Spanish cloisters, this book reveals the power of such imagery to reflect and reinforce the social and spiritual preoccupations of its age."--BOOK JACKET.