Cross and culture in Anglo-Norman England : theology, imagery, devotion / John Munns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munns, John, author.

Series:

Bristol studies in medieval cultures

Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Crucifixion--Art.

Jesus Christ.

Crucifixion.

Holy Cross in art.

Christian art and symbolism--England--Medieval, 500-1500.

Christian art and symbolism.

England--Intellectual life--1066-1485.

England.

Intellectual life.

Civilization, Medieval--12th century.

Civilization, Medieval.

Christian art and symbolism--Medieval.

Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Genre:

Art.

Physical Description:

xviii, 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2016.

Summary:

The twelfth century has long been recognised as a period of unusual vibrancy and importance, witnessing seminal changes in the inter-related spheres of theology, devotional practice, and iconography, especially with regard to the cross and the crucifixion of Christ. However, the visual arts of the period have been somewhat neglected, scholarly activity tending to concentrate on its textual and intellectual heritage. This book explores this extraordinarily rich and vibrant visual and religious culture, offering new and exciting insights into its significance, and studying the dynamic relationships between ideas and images in England between 1066 and the first decades of the thirteenth century. In addition to providing the first extensive survey of surviving Passion imagery from the period, it explores those images' contexts: intellectual, cultural, religious, and art-historical. It thus not only enhances our understanding of the place of the cross in Anglo-Norman culture; it also demonstrates how new image theories and patterns of agency shaped the life of the later medieval church.

Contents:

List of illustrations

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations. Introduction. Part 1. The theology of the cross, c. 1066-c. 1170 : St. Anselm, affect, and the site of salvation

The cross, the trinity, and the sacrifice of the mass

The art of imitation. Part 2. The image of the cross : In ecclesio media: the public image

Ecce homo: liturgy and exposition

Narrative and contemplation in manuscript illumination. Part 3. The way of the cross, c. 1170-c. 1215 : Pilgrimage and relics: proximity to the holy

Cross, councils, and crusade. Epilogue. Timeline

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-317) and index.

ISBN:

9781783271269

1783271264

OCLC:

957021927

Publisher Number:

99970394173