Ladder of Shadows : Reflecting on Medieval Vestige in Provence and Languedoc /

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Bits of late Roman coinage, the mutilated torso of a marble Venus, blue debris from an early medieval glassworks, and the powder rasped from the reputed tomb of Mary Magdalene--these tantalizing mementos of human history found scattered throughout the landscape of southeastern France are the points...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sobin, Gustaf
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Civilization.
Archaeology and history.
Antiquities.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > General.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Archaeology and history > France, Southern.
Southern France.
France, Southern > Civilization.
France, Southern > Antiquities.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Bits of late Roman coinage, the mutilated torso of a marble Venus, blue debris from an early medieval glassworks, and the powder rasped from the reputed tomb of Mary Magdalene--these tantalizing mementos of human history found scattered throughout the landscape of southeastern France are the points of departure for Gustaf Sobin's lyrical narrative. A companion volume to his acclaimed Luminous Debris, Ladder of Shadows picks up where the former left off: with late antiquity, covering a period from roughly the third to the thirteenth century. Here Sobin offers brilliant readings of late Roman and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520942417

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