Virtue & vice
Subtitle: the personifications in the Index of Christian art
By: edited by Colum Hourihane.
Contributors: Hourihane, Colum, 1955-; Princeton University. Dept. of Art and Archaeology. Index of Christian Art.
Series: Index of Christian art resources ;; 1
Publisher: Index of Christian Art, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University in association with Princeton University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Virtues in art -- Indexes.; Vices in art -- Indexes.; Personification in art -- Indexes.; Christian art and symbolism -- Medieval, 500-1500 -- Indexes.
Genres: Indexes.
Other titles: Virtue and vice
Description: "The concept of opposing forces of good and evil expressed in a broad range of moral qualities - virtues and vices - is one of the most dominant themes in the history of Christian art. The complex interrelationship of these moral traits received considerable study in the medieval period, resulting in a vast and elaborate system of imagery that has been largely neglected by modern scholarship.

Rich resources for the study of this important subject are made available by this volume, which publishes the complete holdings of 227 personifications of virtue and vice in the Index of Christian Art's text files."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.