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Apocalypse / [author, Famille Flammarion].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Flammarion, Camille, 1842-1925.
- Parkstone Press Staff, Corporate Author.
- Series:
- Mega Square
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Apocalyptic art.
- Christian art and symbolism.
- Apocalyptic art--Pictorial works.
- Christian art and symbolism--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, N.Y. : Parkstone International, 2012?]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The final book of the Bible, called both Revelation and Apocalypse, prophesises what will happen at the end of time. During the Middle Ages, in a society which deeply believed in God and was mainly ruled by religious authorities, this theme has often been used in art. Its symbolic content allowed for many different interpretations, using various types of support (tapestries, illuminations, sculpture, painting). This book pools the most famous pieces of art inspired by this theme, such as the Apocalypse drapery from Angers Cathedral, the carved tympanum of the Autun Cathedral, and the fresco in
- Contents:
- Selected Dates of Apocalyptic Predictions; Beliefs about the end of the world through the ages; Index
- Notes:
- "Extract from La Fin du monde (The end of the world)."
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource, PDF version ( viewed on August 25, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9781283953481
- 128395348X
- 9781780427232
- 1780427239
- OCLC:
- 794493094
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