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Animals in Early Medieval Art

Carola Hicks

出版	Edinburgh University Press, 1993
主題	Art / GeneralArt / History / MedievalArt / Subjects & Themes / Plants & AnimalsNature / Animals / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / General
ISBN	07486042869780748604289
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4irrAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

"The depiction and symbolism of animals have always fascinated us. This book illustrates their crucial importance in medieval art from the sixth to the eleventh centuries, and describes their use in sculpture, manuscripts, embroidery and metalwork. It shows how the underlying Celtic and Germanic traditions combined with Mediterranean influences to produce a far stronger animal art in Britain than anywhere else in Europe. Here, pagan imagery and symbolism were transmuted into Christian art and teaching, and by studying animal subjects in the whole of the British Isles rather than one region in particular, the artistic links between the Picts, Anglo-Saxons and Irish gradually emerge. Placing the emphasis on the naturalist tradition as well as the characteristic interlacing forms, Animals In Early Medieval Art uncovers the origins of the fantastic beasts of the bestiary, and draws conclusions about the transmission of motifs and ideas in general."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved