The ages of man : medieval interpretations of the life cycle /

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Elizabeth Sears here combines rich visual material and textual evidence to reveal the sophistication, warmth, and humor of medieval speculations about the ages of man. Medieval artists illustrated this theme, establishing the convention that each of life's phases in turn was to be represented b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sears, Elizabeth, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1986.
Subjects:
Life cycle, Human, in art.
Art, Medieval.
Étapes de la vie dans l'art.
Art médiéval.
ART > Subjects & Themes > General.
ART > General.
Levensfasen.
Iconografie.
Civilisation médiévale.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The seasons of life
  • Sevens in the life cycle
  • The ages of man and the ages of world history
  • Times of conversion in the human life
  • Popular cosmology
  • The ages of man in the preacher's repertory
  • The moralized life in images.

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