Leaves from Paradise - The Cult of John the Evangelist at the Dominican Convert of Paradies bei Soest
A pair of leaves recently acquired by Houghton Library presents an opportunity to examine the illuminated sequence composed in honor of John the Evangelist, Verbum dei, deo natum, within its broader cultural context. Written and illuminated at the Dominican nunnery of Paradies bei Soest in Westfalia as part of a set of liturgical books that are among the most elaborate of their kind from the entire Middle Ages, the richly decorated fragments promise to transform our understanding of the special place of Christ's beloved disciple in 14th-century art, liturgy, theology, and mysticism. In addition to an introduction on art and liturgy in the Mid…
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- ISBN: 978-0-9765472-8-0
- EAN: 9780976547280
- Produktnummer: 3735886
- Verlag: Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 200 S.
- Masse: H25.4 cm x B17.8 cm x D1.7 cm 600 g
- Gewicht: 600
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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