Illuminating a Legacy : Essays in Honor of Lawrence Nees.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herbert, Lynley Anne.

Contributor:

Lachat, Isabelle.

Wagner, Stephen M.

Series:

Sense, Matter, and Medium Series

Sense, Matter, and Medium Series ; v.10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nees, Lawrence.

Art, Medieval.

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Genre:

Festschriften

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This collection of essays, edited by Fiona Griffiths, Beatrice Kitzinger, and Kathryn Starkey, explores medieval literary and material culture in honor of Lawrence Nees, a distinguished art historian and professor. The volume addresses various themes including identity, patronage, politics, and artistic expression in the medieval period. It highlights the contributions of Nees' students and colleagues, showcasing innovative scholarship in areas such as manuscript illumination, medieval art, and cultural heritage. The work emphasizes Nees' impact as a mentor and educator, celebrating his career and influence on art history and medieval studies. This scholarly tribute is intended for academics and students interested in medieval art and history. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

Contributors

Abbreviations

Foreword

Introduction

I Establishing Identity

Of Colophons and Cryptographs

The Ottonian Book Artist and the Case of the Uta Codex

Idols in Ottonian Fulda?

A Singular Combat: Anchises among the Kings of France

A "Purely Jewish Style": Celebrating Jewish Culture and Combating Antisemitism through Art and Architecture in Southeast Texas in the 1920s

II Patronage and Politics

Emperors, Empresses, and the Law in Carolingian Italy: The Illustrations of Vercelli, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS CLXV

Boundaries Revisited: High Crosses as Liminal Markers and Protective Monuments

The Cross of Dysert O'Dea Revisited

Pope Calixtus and the Madonna della Clemenza

Before 1297? St. Louis and Questions of Devotional Manuscript Dating

III Beyond the Canon

An Ode to Epic Hair: Uncovering the Exegesis of a Green-Bearded Christ

The Emancipation of Early Medieval Artists

The Salaberga Psalter

Book Satchels and a Case for Relics: The House-Shaped Form in the Book of Deer

Lawrence Nees Publications

General Index

Index of Manuscripts.

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ISBN:

9783111435954

3111435954

OCLC:

1440007011