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'You shall surely not die' : the concepts of sin and death as expressed in the manuscript art of Northwestern Europe, c. 800-1200 /

The period 800-1200 saw many changes in attitude towards death, sin and salvation. Using medieval miniatures to complement written sources, this book gives fresh insight into how ideas of death, sin and salvation altered and developed in order to meet the needs of a changing society in the Middle Ag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bradley, Jill
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Library of the written word ; 4.
Library of the written word. Manuscript world ; v. 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One. The Ninth Century: Loyalty and Lordship in the Frankish Realm; Chapter Two. Monastic Reform and Man's Fatal Flaw; Chapter Three. Knowing the Enemy, the Battle Within; Basic Type; Chapter Four. Responsibility, Redemption and the Demise of Death; Chapter Four. Responsibility, Redemption and the Demise of Death; Chapter Five. The Fall in Public Places; Chapter Six. Conclusions; Illustrations; Appendices; Bibliography; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index.