The absent image : lacunae in medieval books /

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Guided by Aristotelian theories, medieval philosophers believed that nature abhors a vacuum. Medieval art, according to modern scholars, abhors the same. The notion of horror vacui--the fear of empty space--is thus often construed as a definitive feature of Gothic material culture. In The Absent Ima...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gertsman, Elina (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Absence in art.
Emptiness (Philosophy) in art.
Nothing (Philosophy) in art.
Enluminure médiévale.
Manuscrits médiévaux.
Absence dans l'art.
Vide (Philosophie) dans l'art.
Néant (Philosophie) dans l'art.
ART / History / Medieval.
Absence in art
Emptiness (Philosophy) in art
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
Nothing (Philosophy) in art
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