Master of Death The Lifeless Art of Pierre Remiet, Illuminator |
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| Author:
| Camille, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-06457-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1996 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This work investigates the theoretical and personal understanding of death, and its implicit relationship with birth, as perceived in medieval society. It studies the work of one specific illuminator, reniet, whose pictures embody medieval attitudes towards death.
This work investigates the theoretical and personal understanding of death, and its implicit relationship with birth, as perceived in medieval society. It studies the work of one specific illuminator, reniet, whose pictures embody medieval attitudes towards death.