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Justice blindfolded : the historical course of an image / by Adriano Prosperi ; translated by John Tedeschi, Anne Tedeschi.
Fine Arts Library N7745.J87 P7613 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Prosperi, Adriano, author.
- Series:
- Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700
- Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
- Standardized Title:
- Giustizia bendata. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Justice (Personification).
- Justice in art.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 260 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
- Summary:
- Justice Blindfolded gives an overview of the history of "justice" and its iconography through the centuries. Justice has been portrayed as a woman with scales, or holding a sword, or, since the fiftteenth century, with her eyes bandaged. This last symbol contains the idea that justice is both impartial and blind, reminding indirectly of the bandaged Christ on the cross, a central figure in the Christian idea of fairness and forgiveness. 0In this rich and imaginative journey through history and philosophy, Prosperi manages to convey a full account of the ways justice has been described, portrayed and imagined.
- Contents:
- Scale and sword, eyes and blindfold: the attributes of justice
- Justice, that is to say God
- The blindfold
- Jesus, Barabbas and the good thief
- Justice and grace
- Miracles and salvation
- The divine eye of the law
- Changes in symbols
- The veil of justice and the risks of the limelight.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Prosperi, Adriano. Justice blindfolded.
- ISBN:
- 9789004362208
- 9004362207
- OCLC:
- 1041906965
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