The visual culture of revelation : the art of seeing things since the Middle Ages / David Morgan

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, David, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and art.

Revelation--Christianity.

Revelation.

Revelation in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"Revelation in Christianity means the divine disclosure of events that are otherwise inaccessible to human beings. But if no one was present to see them happen, how can the faithful know what they looked like? Since the late Middle Ages, images have worked in various ways with sacred texts, such as the Bible, the Lives of Saints, and devotional books, in bringing miracles and mythic events into visually accessible form. The works of artists have also aided the interpretation of difficult texts, such as prophetic and apocalyptic books of the Bible. In this study, David Morgan examines the art of seeing things and explores how art has played a key role in the creative production and interpretation of visions and apparitions. Traversing a long stretch of historical development, he offers new insights into a significant cultural history of European Christianity from the late Middle Ages to the twentieth century"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

The iconography of visions

Showing revelation

Revealing the interior in emblematic imagery

Prophetic vision and literal meaning

Vision and apocalypse

Picture and apparition

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 11, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Morgan, David, 1957- Visual culture of revelation

ISBN:

9781009728508

1009728504

9781009728454

1009728458

OCLC:

1610426375

Publisher Number:

CIPO000415777

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license