A Companion to Medieval Art by Rudolph, Conrad -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Blackwell Companions to Art History Title Page Copyright List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Editor’s Preface Preface 1: Introduction: A Sense of Loss: An Overview of the Historiography of Romanesque and Gothic Art

The Pre-History of Medieval Art Historiography The Reformation and its Aftermath The Age of the Enlightenment Romanticism Nineteenth-century Non-Romantic Developments The Later Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century The Twentieth Century Concluding Remarks Notes

2: Vision

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3: Reception of Images by Medieval Viewers

Notes Bibliography

4: Narrative

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5: Formalism

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6: Gender and Medieval Art

Women Artists Hildegard of Bingen and Herrad of Hohenbourg Women Patrons The Role of Women in the Use of Devotional Images Monastic Architecture for Women The Female Image in Romanesque and Gothic Art Conclusion Notes Bibliography

7: Gregory the Great and Image Theory in Northern Europe during the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

Notes Bibliography

8: Art and Exegesis

Definitions and Period Terminology Scriptural Exegesis Historiography of Art and Exegesis Three Conceptions of the Study of Art and Exegesis Postscript: Art and Exegesis in the Later Middle Ages Notes Bibliography

9: Whodunnit? Patronage, the Canon, and the Problematics of Agency in Romanesque and Gothic Art

Shaping the Canon: Suger and St Denis Agency and Patronage Patron, Artist, and Agency Hierarchies of Agency, Webs of Production Gifts and Patronal Identity Politics Representing Agency: Donor Imagery Motivating Patronal Agency: Power and Family Conclusions Notes Bibliography

10: Collecting (and Display)

Introduction Collecting in the Middle Ages: The Treasury State of Research and Prospects From Medieval Treasures to Cabinets of Curiosity Medieval Curiositas and Curiosities Manipulating the Objects: Memory Made Visible Notes Bibliography

11: The Concept of Spolia

History Historiography Conclusion Notes Bibliography

12: The Monstrous

St Bernard and the Critique of the Monstrous Ornament and Formalism Monstrous Iconography Psychology and the Apotropaic Popular Culture Ideology, Race, and Gender Vision, Imagination, and Memory A Response to St Bernard Conclusion: A Monstrous Methodology Notes Bibliography

13: Making Sense of Marginalized Images in Manuscripts and Religious Architecture

The Battle Over the Meaning of Monsters The Return of the Repressed From Romanesque to Gothic, From Monstrous to Droll Closer Readings, Case Studies Margins and Marginality Notes Bibliography

14: Romanesque Architecture

Political Units and Stylistic Subdivisions Secular Buildings Boundaries Romanesque and Gothic Conclusion Notes Bibliography

15: Romanesque Sculpture in Northern Europe

Phase I, The Age of the Antiquarian Phase II, The Age of Structure Phase III, The Age of Theory Phase IV, The Age of Modernism Notes Bibliography

16: Modern Origins of Romanesque Sculpture

The Place of Origins Origins as a Hermeneutic Content, Context, and the Sculptural Revival Conclusion Notes Bibliography

17: The Historiography of Romanesque Manuscript Illumination

Early Disparagement “Romanesque” Forming the Canon Beyond Style and Iconography Looking Forward Notes Bibliography

18: The Study of Gothic Architecture

What is Gothic? Problems and Resources Historiography Gothic Architecture in the “Crisis” of Art History: Prophets of the Millennium Current Approaches Conclusion Notes Bibliography

19: Gothic Sculpture from 1150 to 1250

Early Gothic Sculpture The Antique Tendency of the Early Thirteenth Century Reims and Paris: The New Dignity and Statuary Presence of Sculpture in the mid-Thirteenth Century Notes Bibliography

20: Gothic Manuscript Illustration: The Case of France

Style Codicology Interdisciplinary Approaches and the Emerging Study of Secular Illustration Blurred Literary Genres and the Study of Imagery Notes Bibliography Further Reading and Viewing

21: Glazing Medieval Buildings

Medium Medieval References Revivals Twentieth-century Scholarship Current Trends Notes Bibliography

22: Toward a Historiography of the Sumptuous Arts

The Medieval Ornatus The Age of Rediscovery The Age of the Catalogue Toward an Academic Renaissance? Notes Bibliography

23: East Meets West: The Art and Architecture of the Crusader States

Introduction The Study of the Art of the Crusaders in the late Nineteenth Century The Study of the Art of the Crusaders in the Early Twentieth Century The Study of Art of the Crusaders before and after World War II The Study of the Art of the Crusaders from 1957 to the Present Conclusion Notes Bibliography

24: Gothic in the East: Western Architecture in Byzantine Lands

Background Early Scholarship Camille Enlart The Twentieth Century Perspectives and Future Directions Notes Bibliography

25: Architectural Layout: Design, Structure, and Construction in Northern Europe

Introduction Architectural Layout Primary Sources Technical Education of the Builder: Introduction Technical Education of the Builder: Applied Mathematics and Instruments Technical Education of the Builder: Practical Geometry Design to Execution: Structure and Construction Design Concepts: Dimensions Design Concepts: Geometry Notes Bibliography

26: Sculptural Programs

The Beginning of the Iconographic Research of Sculptural Programs Chartres Cathedral Comparison of the Romanesque and Gothic Methodical Aspects Notes Bibliography

27: Cistercian Architecture

Historiographical Origins Antiquarianism The Rise of Archaeological Interests Empirical Studies Widening the Focus Notes Bibliography

28: Art and Pilgrimage: Mapping the Way

The Pilgrimage Routes to Santiago de Compostela and its Monuments Changing the Focus Art, Architecture and the Pilgrims’ Goal Pilgrim’s Badges and Souvenirs Conclusion Notes Bibliography

29: “The Scattered Limbs of the Giant”: Recollecting Medieval Architectural Revivals

Back to the Medieval Future or A “Theatre of Outworn Masks”? Neo-Romanesque: The Ugly, Dumpy, Elder Sister or Avatar of Modernism? Notes Bibliography

30: The Modern Medieval Museum

Notes Bibliography

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