English Medieval Misericords (eBook)

The Margins of Meaning

Paul Hardwick (Autor)

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2011
198 Seiten
Boydell & Brewer Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84615-962-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A comprehensive survey of the intriguing misericord carvings, setting them in their religious context and looking at their different themes and motifs.Misericord carvings present a fascinating corpus of medieval art which, in turn, complements our knowledge of life and belief in the late middle ages. Subjects range from the sacred to the profane and from the fantastic to the everyday, seemingly giving equal weight to the scatological and the spiritual alike. Focusing specifically on England - though with cognisance of broader European contexts - this volume offers an analysis of misericords in relation to other cultural artefacts of the period. Through a series of themed "e;case studies"e;, the book places misericords firmly within the doctrinal and devotional milieu in which they were created and sited, arguing that even the apparently coarse images to be found beneath choir stalls are intimately linked to the devotional life of the medieval English Church. The analysis is complemented by a gazetteer of the most notable instances. Dr Paul Hardwickis Professor in English, Leeds Trinity University College.

Inhalt

Introduction: What Lies Beneath
A Fair Field of Folk
Doctrine and Debate
Influence and Invention
Masculinity and Power
Exemplary Animals
The Monsters at the Margins
Conclusion: Looking Both Ways
Gazetteer
Bibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.7.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture
• Reihe/Serie: Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture
• Zusatzinfo: 32 b/w illus.
• Verlagsort: Woodbridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Belief • Church • church stalls • devotional life • devotional milieu • Doctrinal • England • English Medieval • European contexts • Everyday • Fantastic • gazetteer • Late Middle Ages • Life • Medieval Art • misericords • motifs • notable instances • Profane • religious context • Sacred • scatological • Spiritual • Themes
• ISBN-10: 1-84615-962-8 / 1846159628
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84615-962-6 / 9781846159626