The medieval world : the Walters Art Museum / Martina Bagnoli, Kathryn Gerry ; photography by Susan Tobin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Md.)

Contributor:

Bagnoli, Martina.

Gerry, Kathryn B.

Tobin, Susan

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Medieval.

Art--Maryland--Baltimore.

Art.

Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Md.).

Maryland--Baltimore.

Physical Description:

216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Walters Art Museum

Place of Publication:

Baltimore [Md.] : Walters Art Museum ; London : In association with D Giles Ltd., [2011]

Summary:

This beautifully illustrated volume showcases the treasures of the preeminent medieval collection of the US in the course of providing an accessible and authoritative overview of medieval art, its collection and interpretation. Using 150 works from the collection as illustration, medieval curator Bagnoli and Andrew G. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Gerry offer an engaging narrative, organized around the themes of the classical tradition, artistic process, the space of heaven, saints, relics, and devotion, everyday objects, and collecting medieval art in the 19th century. An annotated checklist of the art works and bibliography are provided. The volume is co-published by D. Giles and distributed in the US and Canada by ACC Distribution. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

What are the Middle Ages?

The classical tradition in medieval art

The artistic process in the Middle Ages

The space of heaven

Saints, relics, and devotion in the Middle Ages

Earthly possessions

The invention of the Middle Ages

Annotated checklist.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

1904832962

9781904832966

9780911886757

0911886753

OCLC:

712591116

Publisher Number:

99948174579