Looking Beyond: Visions, Dreams, and Insights in Medieval Art and History (Index of Christian Art #11) (Paperback)
Other Books in Series
This is book number 11 in the Index of Christian Art series.
- #3: Time in the Medieval World: Occupation of the Months and Signs of the Zodiac in the Index of Christian Art (Paperback): Not available to order
- #4: Abraham in Medieval Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Art (Index of Christian Art #4) (Paperback): $47.25
- #8: Between the Picture and the Word: Essays in Commemoration of John Plummer (Index of Christian Art #8) (Hardcover): Not available to order
- #9: Interactions: Occasional Papers (Index of Christian Art #9) (Hardcover): Not available to order
- #10: Romanesque Art and Thought in the Twelfth Century (Index of Christian Art #10) (Hardcover): Not available to order
- #12: Gothic Art and Thought in the Later Medieval Period: Essays in Honor of Willibald Sauerländer (Index of Christian Art #12) (Paperback): Not available to order
- #13: Insular and Anglo-Saxon Art and Thought in the Early Medieval Period (Index of Christian Art #13) (Paperback): Not available to order
- #14: From Minor to Major: The Minor Arts in Medieval Art History (Index of Christian Art #14) (Paperback): Not available to order
- #15: Patronage, Power, and Agency in Medieval Art (Index of Christian Art #15) (Paperback): $47.25
- #16: Manuscripta Illuminata: Approaches to Understanding Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts (Index of Christian Art #16) (Paperback): $47.25
Description
This is one of the first large-scale art-historical studies to look at the concept of representing visions and dreams in the medieval period. The studies range from the Insular world of Saint Patrick in the mid-fifth century to Mediterranean France and Italy in the fifteenth. Paralleling these are essays on modern visions that highlight how our belief in the noncorporal world still exists. Why do visions and dreams exist in the first place, and who determines who gets them? What is the difference between a dream and a vision? Have they been used for ulterior motives? These and many more topics are all dealt with in the sixteen essays in this volume.
The contributors are Alison I. Beach, Hans Belting, Lisa Bitel, Luis R. Corteguera, Richard Emmerson, Georgia Frank, Matt Gainer, Michelle Garceau, Peter Jeffery, Jacqueline Jung, Peter Klein, David Morgan, Eric Palazzo, Glenn Peers, Ann Marie Yasin, and Nino Zchomelidse.
About the Author
Colum Hourihane is Director of the Index of Christian Art, Princeton University.