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The experience of beauty in the middle ages /

"This book articulates a new approach to medieval aesthetic values, emphasizing the sensory and emotional basis of all medieval arts, their love of play and fine craftsmanship, of puzzles, and of strong contrasts. Written for a general educated audience as well as students and scholars in the f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carruthers, Mary J. (Mary Jean), 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Colección:Oxford-Warburg studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book articulates a new approach to medieval aesthetic values, emphasizing the sensory and emotional basis of all medieval arts, their love of play and fine craftsmanship, of puzzles, and of strong contrasts. Written for a general educated audience as well as students and scholars in the field, it offers an understanding of medieval literature and art that is rooted in the perceptions and feelings of ordinary life, made up of play and laughter as well as serious work. Medieval stylistic values of variety, sweetness, good taste, and ordinary beauty are grounded in classical and medieval biological theories of change and flux in the human body, not only in symbolism and theology."--
Notas:Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 1, 2013).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (233 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-226) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191654565
0191654566
9780199590322
019959032X
9780191804540
0191804541