Popular Piety And Art In The Late Middle Ages
Subtitle: Image Worship and Idolatry in England 1350-1500
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: June 29, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780312293123
Subjects: Christian worship; European history: c 500 to c 1500; History of religion; Medieval art; Religious subjects depicted in art; c 1000 CE to c 1500; History; History - General History; History: World; England; Europe; Christianity - General; Europe - Great Britain - General; History - General; History / Great Britain; Popular Culture - General; Christian art and symbolism; History of doctrines; Idols and images; Image (Theology); Medieval, 500-1500; Middle Ages, 600-1500; Religious life and customs; Worship
First sentence: Holy images never completely shook off the taint of idolatry in the Middle Ages.