Shades of meaning shadows in medieval manuscript illumination by Dominique DeLuca

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeLuca, Dominique, author.

Series:

Art and material culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe v. 25

Art and material culture in medieval and Renaissance Europe volume 25

Standardized Title:

Ab umbra ad umbram

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shades and shadows in art.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Themes, motives.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, European--15th century--Themes, motives.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, European.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston Brill [2025]

Summary:

"Are there shadows in medieval art? Studies on the role of shadows in art history have either glanced over or ignored the medieval period, yet people of the Middle Ages certainly saw and thought about shadows and recorded their ideas about these phenomena in texts and images. This book examines references to shadows in science, religion, and folklore of the Middle Ages. Through the lens of fifteenth-century manuscript painting, it investigates visual, metaphorical, and supernatural shadows in art to discover what shadows meant to the medieval viewer"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

An introduction to medieval shadows

The medieval language of shadows

Shadows as extensions of people and power

Shadows as liminal borders and gateways

Supernatural shadows

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Case Western Reserve University, 2020, under the title: Ab umbra ad umbram : shadows in late medieval secular manuscripts

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 06, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version DeLuca, Dominique. Shades of meaning

ISBN:

9004721681

9789004721685

OCLC:

1485028545

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license