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The matter of piety : material culture in Zoutleeuw's Church of Saint Leonard (c. 1450-1620) /
"The Matter of Piety provides the first in-depth study of Zoutleeuw's exceptionally well-preserved pilgrimage church in a comparative perspective, and revaluates religious art and material culture in Netherlandish piety from the late Middle Ages through the crisis of iconoclasm and the Ref...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2020.
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| Series: | Studies in Netherlandish art and cultural history ;
v. 16. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "The Matter of Piety provides the first in-depth study of Zoutleeuw's exceptionally well-preserved pilgrimage church in a comparative perspective, and revaluates religious art and material culture in Netherlandish piety from the late Middle Ages through the crisis of iconoclasm and the Reformation to Catholic restoration. Analyzing the changing functions, outlooks, and meanings of devotional objects - monumental sacrament houses, cult statues and altarpieces, and small votive offerings or relics - Ruben Suykerbuyk revises dominant narratives about Catholic culture and patronage in the Low Countries. Rather than being a paralyzing force, the Reformation incited engaged counterinitiatives, and the vitality of late medieval devotion served as the fertile ground from which the Counter-Reformation organically grew under Protestant impulses"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 428 pages : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004433106 9004433104 |
| ISSN: | 1872-9932 ; |