Mosaics in the medieval world : from late antiquity to the fifteenth century / Liz James, University of Sussex.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Liz, author.

Contributor:

George R. Gund Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mosaics, Medieval.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 623 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"In this book, Liz James offers a comprehensive history of wall mosaics produced in the European and Islamic middle ages. Taking into account a wide range of issues, including style and iconography, technique and material, function and patronage, she examines mosaics within their historical context. She asks why the mosaic was such a popular medium and considers how mosaics work as historical 'documents' that tell us about attitudes and beliefs in the medieval world. The book is divided into two sections. Part I explores the technical aspects of mosaics, including glass production, labour and materials, and costs. In Part II, James provides a chronological history of mosaics, charting the low and high points of mosaic art up until its abrupt end in the late Middle Ages. Written in a clear and engaging style, her book will serve as an essential resource for scholars and students of medieval mosaics." -- Jacket.

Contents:

Making wall mosaics. Making glass tesserae ; Making mosaics ; The business of mosaics ; The value of mosaics

Mosaics by century. In the beginning : wall mosaics in the fourth century ; Types or prototypes? : mosaics in the fifth century ; Emperors, kings, popes and bishops : mosaics in the sixth century ; New beginnings? : Islam, Byzantium and Rome : the seventh and eighth centuries ; Medium and message : mosaics in the ninth and tenth centuries ; A universal language? : eleventh-century mosaics ; Incorrigibly plural : mosaics in the twelfth century ; Men and mosaics : the thirteenth century ; Boom and bust : the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Gund Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781107011984

1107011981

OCLC:

978252155

Publisher Number:

99978777946