The Politics of Sanctity: Figurative Sculpture at Selles-Sur-Cher

by Kahn

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This book introduces the importance of the eleventh-century monastery at Selles-sur-Cher (Loir-et Cher)and its early Romanesque sculpture. The frieze at Selles is the first episodic narrative in monumental architectural sculpture to survive on the European stage. It represents a little known saint - St Eusice. The narrative draws on a surviving text - the Miracula Sancti Eusicii Confessoris written by Letaldus of Micy, a prolific local hagiographer...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1912554364

ISBN13:9781912554362

Release Date:May 2021

Publisher:Harvey Miller

Length:272 Pages

Weight:3.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 9.1" x 11.2"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography

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