Romanesque architectural sculpture
By: Meyer Schapiro ; edited with an introduction by Linda Seidel
Contributors: Seidel, Linda
Series: The Charles Eliot Norton lectures
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Sculpture, Romanesque; Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Europe
Description: "Meyer Schapiro (1904-96), renowned for his critical essays on nineteenth- and twentieth-century painting, also played a decisive role as a young scholar in defining the style of art and architecture known as Romanesque. And, appropriately, when he was invited to deliver the prestigious Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard, he chose Romanesque architectural sculpture as his topic. These lectures languished unpublished for decades. Linda Seidel has expertly transcribed and edited them, presenting them for the first time to an audience beyond the lecture hall."

"In editing the lectures, Seidel closely followed the recordings of the originals. Sentences are rendered as Schapiro spoke them, affording readers a unique opportunity to experience the legendary teacher as he rarely appears in print: forming his thoughts spontaneously, interrupting himself to develop related ideas, and responding to the audience's interests by introducing humorous asides. Nonetheless, these lectures are carefully constructed, demonstrating Schapiro's commitment to the originality and value of artistic production and affirming his lifelong belief in artists' engagement with their cultures. Amply illustrated with many key works and augmented with Seidel's introduction, this volume will delight students and scholars of art history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

"Professor Schapiro's published writings on Romanesque and related medieval topics": p. [211]-213
Table of contents: title: The rebirth of monumental sculpture in the West: disappearance and rebirth; title: Field, figure, and frame (i); title: Field, figure, and frame (ii); title: The programs of imagery (i): themes of action and themes of state; title: The programs of imagery (ii): tradition, new reality, and nature; title: The human figure; title: Animal imagery in Romanesque sculpture