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Medieval Wall Paintings in English & Welsh Churches

Medieval Wall Paintings in English & Welsh Churches

Rosewell, Roger

Paperback

Art HistoryMedieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral Art Instruction

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ISBN10: 1843834847
ISBN13: 9781843834847
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: May 17 2011
Pages: 384
Weight: 2.15
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.70 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
The first major illustrated study of this unique medieval art form for almost half a century, surveying the images and iconography that made the medieval church a riot of colour.

Highly Commended in the Best Archaeological Book category of the 2008 British Archaeological Awards.

Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imageryin churches. Unlike carvings, or stained glass windows, their support was the structure itself, with the artist's canvas the very stone and plaster of the church. They were also monumental, often larger than life-size images forpublic audiences. Notwithstanding their dissimilarity from other religious art, wall paintings were also an integral part of church interiors, enhancing devotional imagery and inspiring faith and commitment in their own right, and providing an artistic setting for the church's sacred rituals and public ceremonies.

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