{"product_id":"art-the-christian-apocrypha-9780415233927","title":"Art  the Christian Apocrypha","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book introduces the relationship between the apocryphal texts and the paintings, mosaics, and sculpture in which they are paralleled, and which have been so significant in transmitting these non-Biblical stories to generations of churchgoers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'[This] tough and prodigiously learned, and amply illustrated, [book considers] ... subjects of immediate importance not only to art historians, but also to all concerned with the roots of Christianity.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003ePamela Tudor-Craig, Church Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The book forms a highly accessible guide to the main apocryphal sources for Christian iconography ... [it] is very well written, simply structured, and has informative illustrations.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eAndrew Spira, Reviews in Religion and Theology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e' ... an important document for all lovers of Christian art.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eNouvelle Revue Thélogique\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e' ... it is superbly illustrated with over a 100 plates and has evidently been a labour of love. It is a book which will stimulate and open up new avenues for the student in search of Christian origins.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eKoninklijke Brill NV\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The entire work, by text and illustration, demonstrates the influence of the New Testament apocrypha on art from the third or fourth century down to the sixteenth ...'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Heythrop Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  Table of Illustrations  Introduction  1. Text, Art and the Christian Apocrypha  2. Mary  3. Images of Christ  4. The Life and Mission of Jesus  5. Paul, Thecla and Peter  6. Apostles and Evangelists Bibliography  General Index  Index of Extracts from Apocryphal Texts Permissions and  Acknowledgements","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767513317719,"sku":"9780415233927","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415233927.jpg?v=1758713560","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/art-the-christian-apocrypha-9780415233927","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}