St. John the Divine
Subtitle: The Deified Evangelist in Medieval Art and Theology
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: August 5, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780520228771
Subjects: History of art: c 500 CE to c 1400; Religious subjects depicted in art; Saints & hagiography; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Medieval, 500-1500; General; Art & Art Instruction; Art; the Apostle, Saint; Subjects & Themes - General; History - Medieval; Subjects & Themes - Religious; Art / General; Christian art and symbolism; John,
First sentence: MODEST SINGLE-LEAF MINIATURE MAY NOT SEEM A VERY PROMISING PREMISE FOR an extended essay on a subject as exalted as the Christomorphic St. John, deification, and the imago dei (fig. 10; pl. 2).