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Das Buch und die Vier Ecken der Welt - Von der Hulle der Thorarolle Zum Deckel des Evangeliencodex

Eine Studie Zur Entwicklung der Ikonographie des Spatantiken Prachteinbands Unter Besonderer Berucksichtigung der Von Theodelinda Gestifteten Buchdeckel Aus Monza

Das Buch und die Vier Ecken der Welt - Von der Hulle der Thorarolle Zum Deckel des Evangeliencodex( )
Author: Rainer, Thomas
Series title:Reihe B: Studien und Perspektiven Ser.
ISBN:978-3-89500-709-5
Publication Date:Apr 2011
Publisher:Ludwig Reichert Dr.
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $147.00
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English summary: Starting with a detailed iconographic analysis of the four angles (gammadia) placed in the four corners of the book covers gifted by the Lombard queen Theodelinda to the basilica San Giovanni in Monza (ca. 600 a. D.) the study tries to reconstruct the historical process that led to the development of the book cover as a mirror of its content in early Christian art and established the four gospel codex as a medium representing the world. Special attention is paid to the...
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