This remarkable text is broad in scope, providing a magnificent overview of medieval painting, sculpture, and architecture–in Italy, Byzantium, Germany, and France from the 4th to the 14th centuries–including Early Christian, Byzantine, Pre-Romanesque Hiberno-Saxon, Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque, and Gothic art. It explores familiar masterpieces such as the Bayeux Tapestry, the Book of Kells, Giotto’s frescoes, and many less familiar treasures.
I. LATE ANTIQUITY.
1. Art and Religion in Late Antiquity.
2. Constantine and the Arts of the 4th Century.
3. The 5th and 6th Centuries.
II. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE.
4. Byzantine Art Before Iconoclasm.
5. Middle and Late Byzantine Art.
6. Byzantine Art and Italy.
III. THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES IN THE WEST.
7. Northern Traditions and Synthesis.
8. Carolingian Art and Architecture.
9. Diffusion and Diversity.
IV. MEDIEVAL ART AND ISLAM.
10. Islam in the Middle East.
11. Crusader Art and Architecture.
12. Islamic Spain.
V. THE ROMANESQUE.
13. Pilgrimage and Monasticism.
14. The Papacy and the Empire.
15. Normandy and Western France.
VI. THE LATE MIDDLE AGES.
16. French Gothic Art.
17. Saint Louis and Late Medieval France.
18. Gothic Styles in England and Spain.
19. Late Medieval Italy and Urban Monasticism.
20. Art and Mysticism in Late Medieval Germany.
21. Coda.
22. Inventing the Middle Ages.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Timetables of Medieval History and Art.
Index.
Picture Credits.
Revised.
~Reflects for students the newest trends in scholarship.
An emphasis on patronage, function, and the reception of art.
~Enables students to understand the culture in which the art was created.
More information on Spanish and German art.
~Allows students to compare the art from different cultures by examining the different media used.
Islamic and Crusader art in the 12th and 13th centuries.
~Provides students with an interesting perspective by which they can view the world and its inhabitants today.
The addition of Late Byzantine and Russian art.
~Provides students with a more comprehensive text.
NEW–Revised.
~Reflects for students the newest trends in scholarship.
NEW–An emphasis on patronage, function, and the reception of art.
~Enables students to understand the culture in which the art was created.
NEW—More information on Spanish and German art.
~Allows students to compare the art from different cultures by examining the different media used.
NEW–Islamic and Crusader art in the 12th and 13th centuries.
~Provides students with an interesting perspective by which they can view the world and its inhabitants today.
NEW—The addition of Late Byzantine and Russian art.
~Provides students with a more comprehensive text.
A concentration on the art of churches.
~Explores for students the programs of decoration in the Early Christian basilica, the Byzantine domed churches, and the Gothic cathedral.
Compares and contrasts.
~Surveys for students the continuities as well as the changes in traditions of architecture, narrative arts (manuscripts) and iconic presentations (icons, sculptures, etc.).
Numerous citations from contemporary writers of the period.
~Allows students to learn more about the artists, fostering understanding.
Over 265 black and white illustrations and 430 colorplates.
~Provides students with a lively, visual text.