Word and image
Subtitle: an introduction to early Medieval art
By: William J. Diebold.
Publisher: Westview
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780813338798
Subjects: Art, Medieval; Art and society -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
Other titles: Dr. Frank Kowsky
Description: An introductory account and interpretation of early medieval art combining art, history, and ideas from 600 to 1050.
Notes: Includes index.

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Dr. Frank Kowsky.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The character of early medieval art; title: Books for the illiterate? Art in an oral culture; title: Art in the service of the word; title: Books for the illiterate? Meaning in early medieval art; title: The crisis of word and image; title: Inscriptions and images: artist and patron in the early Middle Ages; title: Conclusion: "Brother, what do you think of this idol?"