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LIKENESS AND PRESENCE
HISTORY OF THE IMAGE BEFORE THE ERA OF ART |
| By: |
Hans Belting, Edmund Jephcott (Trans) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£52.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0226042154 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780226042152 |
| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 January, 1997 |
| Pages: |
676 |
| Translated from: |
German |
| Description: |
Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images were treated not as "art" but as objects of veneration which possessed the tangible presence of the "Holy", Hans Belting traces in this volume the long history of the sacral image and its changing role in European culture. |
| Synopsis: |
Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images were treated not as "art" but as objects of veneration which possessed the tangible presence of the Holy. In this book, Hans Belting traces the long history of the sacral image and its changing role in European culture. It looks at the beliefs, superstitions, hopes, and fears that come into play as people handle and respond to sacred images, and presents a compelling interpretation of the place of the image in Western history. |
| Illustrations: |
12 colour plates, 294 halftones |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |