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Death and Art : Europe 1200-1530 Hardback
by Eleanor Townsend
Hardback
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In Medieval and Renaissance Europe, where life expectancy was under forty and the Church taught that, after dying, the soul faced a terrifying and uncertain onward journey, death in Medieval and Renaissance Europe was a major preoccupation.
This fascinating book sets out the beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife in a mainly Catholic Europe, and explores how these shaped attitudes to the visual arts.
Townsend reveals how people of every background commissioned devotional works and wore protective jewellery; built tombs and went on pilgrimage - all to improve their soul's chances after death.
Fully illustrated with images from a wide range of media including sculpture, jewellery and painting, this is a unique look at the art of death.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:96 pages, 60 colour illustrations
- Publisher:V & A Publishing
- Publication Date:02/11/2009
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- ISBN:9781851775835
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Unavailable
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:96 pages, 60 colour illustrations
- Publisher:V & A Publishing
- Publication Date:02/11/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9781851775835