Marvellous and the Monstrous in the Sculpture of Twelfth-Century Europe

Contributor(s): Ambrose, Kirk (Author)

ISBN: 9781843838319

Publisher: Boydell Press

Hardcover

$120.00

Pub Date: August 21, 2013

LCCN: 2012464666

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.60" H x 9.80" L x 6.80" W ( 1.45 lbs) 202 pages

BISAC Categories:

Art | Sculpture and Installation | European | General

Series: Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Richly-illustrated consideration of the meaning of the carvings of non-human beings, from centaurs to eagles, found in ecclesiastical settings.

Review Quotes: An insightful and overdue study that will pave the way for future research.-- "SPECULUM"

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