The Place of Narrative
Subtitle: Mural Decoration in Italian Churches, 431-1600
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: February 7, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780226469607
Subjects: History Of Art / Art & Design Styles; Painting & paintings; Religious buildings; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; BCE to c 500 CE; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Early Christian And Byzantine Art; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Italy; Techniques - General; Art / Techniques; Subjects & Themes - Religious
First sentence: The place of narrative-its didactic role in Western church decoration-has always been recognized.