Art of Documentation
Subtitle: The Sherborne Missal and the Role of Documents in English Medieval Art
Contributors: Hamburger, Jeffrey F.; Bedos-Rezak, Brigitte M.; Cummins, Thomas B.F.; Simpson, James
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Description: This dissertation considers an unfamiliar but fundamental aspect of late-medieval art: the role of documentation. Documents played as critical a part in that society as they do in our own. In late-medieval consciousness, the charter loomed as large as the sacred image, and documentation mattered no less than devotion--while the two also had a profound and inextricable connection. Discussion begins with three principal arguments, explained in detail in the first chapter:
Notes: Keywords: Britain, Charters, Diplomatics, Manuscript illumination, Medieval art, Seals.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2012