About this title: The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. While books had long been central to the Christian religious tradition, education, and culture, they now became an important artistic medium, sometimes decorated with brilliant colours and precious metals. Lawrence Nees explores issues of artist patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts, and the expressive and educational roles of artistic creation. He discusses early Christian art within the late Roman tradition, and the arts of the newly established kingdoms of northern Europe ...
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 7/18/2002
ISBN-13:9780192842435ISBN:0192842439
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780192842435ISBN:0192842439
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780192842435ISBN:0192842439
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 238x167 mm. (272) exploring issues of artist patronage, luxury craftsmansh1p, holy men and women, the decorated word, monasteries, secular courts, and the expressive and didactic roles of artistic creation, lawrence nees presents early christian art within the late roman tradition and the arts of the newly established kingdoms of northern europe not as opposites, but as different aspects of a larger historical situation. this approach reveals the onset of an exciting new ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780192842435ISBN:0192842439
Description: New. The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. In this book, Lawrence Nees explores issues of artistic patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts and the expressive and educational rol... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780192842435ISBN:0192842439
Description: New. In the first millennium, a rich and distinctive artistic tradition emerged in Europe. Early Medieval Art explores this tradition and tracks its development from c. 300 AD through c. 1000 AD, revealing forms of artistic expression ranging from brillia... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780192842435ISBN:0192842439
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