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The absent image : lacunae in medieval books /

Guided by Aristotelian theories, medieval philosophers believed that nature abhors a vacuum. Medieval art, according to modern scholars, abhors the same. The notion of horror vacui--the fear of empty space--is thus often construed as a definitive feature of Gothic material culture. In The Absent Ima...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gertsman, Elina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • COVER Front
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • introduction
  • Notes to Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Imaginary Realms
  • Notes to Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2: Phantoms of Emptiness
  • Notes to Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3: Traces of Touch
  • Notes to Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4: Penetrating the Parchment
  • Notes to Chapter 4
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index