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This companion provides a state-of-the-art assessment of the influence of the foremost iconographers, as well as the methodologies employed and themes that underpin the discipline. The first section focuses on…
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Colum Hourihane
The essays in this book are accompanied by original illustrations from Louis le Brocquy and Imogen Stuart in honour of Peter Harbison on the occasion of his 65th birthday.
This volume is a rich resource for the study of time as represented by the signs of the zodiac and occupations of the months, documented in the comprehensive files of…
A resource for the study of time as represented by the signs of the zodiac and occupations of the months, documented in the comprehensive files of the Index of Christian…
The Christian arts of the Near East, long considered naive and provincial, are being reconsidered for their complex liturgical and theological significance. This work considers the art of Armenia, Ethiopia…
First classified as an early phase of the Gothic, Romanesque art of the late eleventh and twelfth centuries presents a variety of challenges. Looking at the concepts of style and…
An interdisciplinary collection of essays examining Irish and Anglo-Saxon art in the early medieval period.
This collection explores the way in which these minor arts have fought back to gain wider acceptance in our holistic approach to studying the arts of the Middle Ages. Written…
Abraham’s life narrative from birth to death is richly recorded in a variety of media dating from the early Christian period to the end of the sixteenth century. This is…
Princeton University’s unique collection of medieval manuscripts, stretching from Ottonian to the late Gothic-early Renaissance periods, forms the nucleus of this collection of essays. Written by some of the most…
The essays in this volume, from those that look at patronage from a theoretical perspective as it relates to issues such as gender, social and economic history, to individual case…
Gothic architecture was first introduced into Ireland by the 12th-century church reform movement and during the Anglo-Norman conquest in the 13th century. Little evidence survives to identify the imported workforce…
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A collection of essays by leading scholars on a broad range of issues concerning Gothic art across Europe, including reception, methodology, nationalism, scholasticism, historiography, and iconography. Covers a variety of…
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture (GEMAA) offers unparalleled coverage of all aspects of art and architecture from Medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early…
Ranging from Abstinence to Wisdom and Ambition to Wrath, and covering depictions of the Tree of Virtues, the Tree of Vices, and the Conflict of Virtues and Vices, this collection…
Established in 1917, the Index of Christian Art, located at Princeton University, is the largest archive of medieval art in existence and the most specialized resource for the iconographer. This…
Pontius Pilate is one of the Bible’s best-known villains - but up until the tenth century, artistic imagery appears to have consistently portrayed him as a benevolent Christian and holy…
