PERSPECTIVES ON MEDIEVAL ART: Learning Through Looking

blue hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~9"x10"). large "coffee table" book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. tiny scratch on front, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (FPu2010 & nap). 224p. 90 glossy full color plates (a few b&w), many full page. notes. suggestions for further reading. (bios of) contributors. index. art history. art books, medieval history. religion. christianity. medieval art. ~ Edited by Ena G. Heller and Patricia C. Pongracz. With an essay by Thomas Cahill. Contributions by Dirk H. Breiding. Margot Fassler, Ena G. Heller, Robin M. Jensen, Kathryn Kueny, C. Griffith Mann, Mary C. Moorman, Patricia C. Pongracz, Xavier John Seubert and Nancy Wu. Perspectives on Medieval Art: Learning through Looking examines medieval art from a number of different viewpoints to reveal how the art of the Middle Ages provides a unique insight into the wider issues of medieval politics and culture, as well as society's longing for ecclesiastical drama, the desires of patrons, the wider social framework and distinct regional aesthetics. This volume is based on the proceedings of the Seeing the Medieval: Realms of Faith/Visions for Today symposium organized by the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture, Fordham University and the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA), New York. Contributions from leading theologians and historians variously study life and art in the Middle Ages, why the medieval period matters today and how medieval art speaks to a 21st century audience. Scholars from different disciplines, including Thomas Cahill and Kathryn Kueny, consider individual works of art simultaneously and examine the whole subject of teaching medieval art from museum to divinity school, to the university and college classroom. Lavishly illustrated, with color photographs of medieval buildings and monuments, art objects and illuminated manuscripts, and including suggestions for further reading and a comprehensive index, this volume will be a major contribution to our broader understanding of medieval art and its teaching. …