Art and the Christian Apocrypha

CARTLIDGE, David R and J Keith Elliot

ISBN 10: 0415233925 / ISBN 13: 9780415233927

Published by Routledge, London, 2001

Thick, heavy 8vo. in colour printed stiff card covers, 277pp, numerous illustrations in text, bibliography, index etc CONDITION: A well preserved AS NEW unmarked and unread copy ] ._ ._We Ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS. Seller Inventory # TK222068

Synopsis:

The Christian canon of scripture, known as the New Testament, excluded many of the Church's traditional stories about its origins. Although not in the Bible, these popular stories have had a powerful influence on the Church's traditions and theology, and a particularly marked effect on visual representations of Christian belief. This book provides a lucid introduction to the relationship between the apocryphal texts and the paintings, mosaics, and sculpture in which they are frequently paralleled, and which have been so significant in transmitting these non-Biblical stories to generations of churchgoers.

About the Author:

David R. Cartlidge is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Maryville College, Tennessee, USA. Keith Elliot is Professor of New Testament Textual Criticism at the University of Leeds, UK.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Art and the Christian Apocrypha
Publisher: Routledge, London
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: SOFTCOVER
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition.