"Rather than write what would, in effect, be a completely new book, I have chosen to add the new material to the end of each chapter. This new text attempts to update recent research and adds occasional new motifs which have since come to my notice. It cannot, of course, be a synthesis of the last two decades' work in medieval studies as they pertain to art history;"
"Art and artefacts from the Middle Ages offer a vivid window into the values, fears, and imaginations of medieval society. This wide-ranging book, first published in 2002 and now expanded by around a hundred pages, is organised into a series of concise sections. It covers an array of topics-art, literature, animals, love and sexuality, fables, monsters, and popular religion."
Art and artefacts from the Middle Ages offer a vivid window into the values, fears, and imaginations of medieval society. Recent research and newly noticed motifs broaden understanding of medieval iconography and folklore while retaining a selective, idiosyncratic perspective. Coverage spans art, literature, animals, love and sexuality, fables, monsters, and popular religion, demonstrating how visual and material culture encoded belief, humour, and social norms. Objects reveal devotional practices alongside playful, grotesque, and erotic imagery that mediated anxieties, desires, and communal identity. Expanded material adds around a hundred pages of additional examples, motifs, and updated interpretations.
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