Medieval Images, Icons, and Illustrated English Literary Texts: From the Ruthwell Cross to the Ellesmere Chaucer
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The function of images in the major illustrated English poetic works from the Anglo-Saxon period to the early fifteenth century is the primary concern of this book. Hilmo argues that the illustrations have not been sufficiently understood because modern judgments about their artistic merit and fidelity to the literary texts have got in the way of a historical understanding of their function. The author here proves that artists took their work seriously...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0754631788
ISBN13:9780754631781
Release Date:January 2004
Publisher:Routledge
Length:344 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"
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