Art of the Middle Ages
Janetta Rebold Benton
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In spite of all the changes in our values and beliefs, the art of the Middle Ages still speaks to us across the centuries. Not only do the great cathedrals remain, many with their spectacular decorations and stained glass, but also a rich treasure trove of paintings, manuscript illuminations, tapestries, sculpture and jewelry.
This new study encompasses the whole period from Early Christian to late Gothic, the whole of Europe from Ireland to Byzantium, and the whole range of art and architecture. The connections between art and society are particularly stressed, as are the ways in which artistic techniques – such as those used in metalwork and textiles – determined what was produced.
Comprehensive and accessible, as well as lavishly illustrated, this is the ideal introduction to a subject that is both visually exciting and profoundly significant to Western culture.
Also of interest:
Medieval Panorama
The Gothic Cathedral
The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages
Gothic Art
Carved Altarpieces: Masterpieces of the Late Gothic
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500203504 | | ISBN-13 978-0500203507 | | | | 21.0 x 15.0 cm | | Paperback | | 320pp | | 250 illustrations, 90 in colour | | First published 2002 | | | | £8.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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