Anglo-Saxon gestures and the Roman stage
By: by C.R. Dodwell ; prepared for publication by Timothy Graham.
Contributors: Graham, Timothy.
Series: Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ;; 28
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Terence -- Illustrations.; Terence -- Manuscripts.; Codice Bembino.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Roman.; Latin drama (Comedy) -- Appreciation -- England.; Latin drama (Comedy) -- Illustrations.; Latin drama (Comedy) -- Manuscripts.; Acting -- History -- To 1500.; Art, Anglo-Saxon.; Gesture in art.; Gesture -- Rome.
Description: "This book is concerned with the pictorial language of gesture revealed in Anglo-Saxon art, and its debt to classical Rome. Reginald Dodwell, an eminent art historian and former Director of the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, notes a striking similarity of both form and meaning between Anglo-Saxon gestures and those in illustrated manuscripts of the plays of Terence." "The book, which is extensively illustrated, illuminates our understanding of the vigour of late Anglo-Saxon art and its ability to absorb and transpose continental influence."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-163) and index.