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Marvellous and the Monstrous in the Sculpture of Twelfth-Century Europe
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Marvellous and the Monstrous in the Sculpture of Twelfth-Century Europe Hardback - 2013

by Kirk Ambrose

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Representations of monsters and the monstrous are common in medieval art and architecture, from the grotesques in the borders of illuminated manuscripts to the symbol of the "green man," widespread in churches and cathedrals. These mysterious depictions are frequently interpreted as embodying or mitigating the fears symptomatic of a "dark age." This book, however, considers an alternative scenario: in what ways did monsters in twelfth-century sculpture help audiences envision, perhaps even achieve, various ambitions? Using examples of Romanesque sculpture from across Europe, with a focus on France and northern Portugal, the author suggests that medieval representations of monsters could service ideals, whether intellectual, political, religious, and social, even as they could simultaneously articulate fears; he argues that their material presence energizes works of art in paradoxical, even contradictory ways. In this way, Romanesque monsters resist containment within modern interpretive categories and offer testimony to the density and nuance of the medieval imagination. Kirk Ambrose is Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Art and Art History, University of Colorado Boulder.

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  • Title Marvellous and the Monstrous in the Sculpture of Twelfth-Century Europe
  • Author Kirk Ambrose
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 202
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
  • Publication date 2013-08-21
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781843838319 / 1843838311
  • Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.6 in (24.89 x 17.27 x 1.52 cm)
  • Category Art & Art Instruction
  • Library of Congress subjects Monsters in art, Christian art and symbolism - Europe -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012464666

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