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Justice blindfolded : the historical course of an image /
Justice Blindfolded gives an overview of the history of "justice" and its iconography through the centuries. Justice has been portrayed as a woman with scales, or holding a sword, or, since the fifteenth century, with her eyes bandaged. This last symbol contains the idea that justice is bo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Scale and sword, eyes and blindfold: the attributes of justice
- Justice, that is to say God
- The blindfold
- Jesus, Barabbas and the good thief
- Justice and grace
- Miracles and salvation
- The divine eye of the law
- Changes in symbols
- The veil of justice and the risks of the limelight.