The Theophilus Legend in Medieval Text and Image
The legend of Theophilus stages an iconic medieval story, its widespread popularity attesting to its grip on the imagination. A pious clerk refuses a promotion, is demoted, becomes furious and makes a contract with the Devil. Later repentant, he seeks out a church and a statue of the Virgin; she appears to him, and he is transformed from apostate to saint. It is illustrated in a variety of media: texts, stained glass, sculpture, and manuscript illuminations. Through a wide range of manuscript illuminations and a selection of French texts, the book explores visual and textual representations of the legend, setting it in its social, cultural an…
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- ISBN: 978-1-84384-461-7
- EAN: 9781843844617
- Produktnummer: 21275085
- Verlag: D S Brewer
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 297 S.
- Masse: H23.6 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.0 cm 726 g
- Gewicht: 726
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