Description
Book SynopsisArt and Architecture of the Middle Ages is a panoramic survey that focuses on the arts of medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamicate world. From majestic monuments to exquisite tableware, Jill Caskey, Adam S. Cohen, and Linda Safran deftly guide readers over twelve centuries of art and architecture created by the diverse peoples and religious groups of western Eurasia and North Africa.
This textbook, intended for a wide range of courses in the history of medieval art and architecture, uniquely features:
More than 450 color illustrations of fascinating works produced between ca. 250 CE and ca. 1450 CE
Coverage of secular and religious arts, including polytheistic, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions
Informational text boxes on key issues and a glossary of terms
Diverse cultures interwoven in a single chronological framework
Five broad interpretive themesartistic production, status and identity, connec
Trade Review
Beautifully and profusely illustrated with full color images throughout, Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages is a fascinating and informative tour through the creative arts of Europe's 'Middle Ages"[.]
* Midwest Book Review *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: From Santiago to Samarkand, Lincoln to Lalibela
1. The Roots of Medieval Art
2. Fourth and Fifth Centuries
3. Sixth to Mid-Seventh Century
4. Mid-Seventh to Late Eighth Century
5. Late Eighth Century to ca. 960
6. ca. 960 to ca. 1070
7. ca. 1070 to ca. 1170
8. ca. 1170 to ca. 1250
9. ca. 1250 to ca. 1340
10. ca. 1340 to ca. 1450
11. Afterlives of the Middle Ages
