The Medieval Art of Love: Objects and Subjects of Desire
by Camille, Michael
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Hardcover/Fine Dust Jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0810915448
- ISBN 13
- 9780810915442
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About This Item
New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine Hardcover/Fine Dust Jacket..
No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. 11.25 inches tall; 176 pages with bibliography and index. 150 illustrations; 120 in full color.. The representation of love in medieval decorations, paintings, and drawings offers an intriguing glimpse into the society and philosophy of that time. Interpreting these depictions as having a specific purpose to inspire love or eroticism?
A well-documented and illustrated exploration of what, according to the period, love meant for the medieval man and woman. Drawing from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries complement the text explores both real and symbolic aspects of medieval love and romance.
As elusive as that definition is for us today, medieval art, likewise, shows scenes of love and courtship that are varied and contradictory. Camille organizes the art by various themes, trying to make sense of it all.
No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. 11.25 inches tall; 176 pages with bibliography and index. 150 illustrations; 120 in full color.. The representation of love in medieval decorations, paintings, and drawings offers an intriguing glimpse into the society and philosophy of that time. Interpreting these depictions as having a specific purpose to inspire love or eroticism?
A well-documented and illustrated exploration of what, according to the period, love meant for the medieval man and woman. Drawing from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries complement the text explores both real and symbolic aspects of medieval love and romance.
As elusive as that definition is for us today, medieval art, likewise, shows scenes of love and courtship that are varied and contradictory. Camille organizes the art by various themes, trying to make sense of it all.
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- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Medieval Art of Love: Objects and Subjects of Desire
- Author
- Camille, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Hardcover
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Dust Jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810915448
- ISBN 13
- 9780810915442
- Publisher
- Harry N Abrams Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
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