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Anglo-Saxon Crucifixion Iconography and the Art of the Monastic Revival

Anglo-Saxon Crucifixion Iconography and the Art of the Monastic Revival

Raw, Barbara Catherine

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England, Book 1

Literary CriticismGeneral ArtGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0521093082
ISBN13: 9780521093088
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Jan 8 2009
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.73 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book provides a major study of the drawings, paintings and carvings of the crucifixion from tenth- and eleventh-century England, placing these works of art within the context of the tenth-century monastic revival. The drawings and paintings of the crucifixion are discussed in relation to the literature, theology, liturgy and devotional practices of the late Anglo-Saxon period in order to reveal the richness and subtlety of religious belief at this time. Late Anglo-Saxon religious art is shown to have played a central role in the monastic life; it called to mind the gospel events and set out their theological significance; it demonstrated the truth of the gospel message; it moved men's hearts, allowing them to experience the presence of Christ and to respond as though they had actually been present at His death.

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