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An innovative and fresh set of approaches to the material and subject matter of medieval English alabaster sculptures.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Introduction by Jessica Brantley and Stephen Perkinson
1. The Origins of English Alabaster Carving: A Reappraisal by Kim Woods
2. From Stone to Statue: The Geology and Art of English Alabaster Panels by Anne F. Harris
3. The Making of “Mynding Signes”: Copying, Convention, and Creativity in Late Medieval English Alabasters by Stephen Perkinson
4. Looking at the Word: The Verbal Cultures of Late Medieval English Alabasters by Jessica Brantley
5. English Saints in Alabaster and Aureate Verse by Catherine Sanok
6. Pilgrimage and Politics: The Alabaster Heads of Saint John the Baptist by Suzanne Verderber
7. The Bourgeois Bedroom in Alabaster Adorations of the Kings by Sarah Stanbury
8. The Present of Future Things: Medieval Media and the Signs of the End of the World by Shannon Gayk
9. “A Softer Glory”: An Afterword on Alabaster and the New Aesthetics by Paul Binski
Index

Reassessing Alabaster Sculpture in Medieval England

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      Publisher: De Gruyter
      Publication Date: 1/18/2021 12:01:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781501518126, 978-1501518126
      ISBN10: 1501518127
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An innovative and fresh set of approaches to the material and subject matter of medieval English alabaster sculptures.

      Table of Contents

      Illustrations
      Introduction by Jessica Brantley and Stephen Perkinson
      1. The Origins of English Alabaster Carving: A Reappraisal by Kim Woods
      2. From Stone to Statue: The Geology and Art of English Alabaster Panels by Anne F. Harris
      3. The Making of “Mynding Signes”: Copying, Convention, and Creativity in Late Medieval English Alabasters by Stephen Perkinson
      4. Looking at the Word: The Verbal Cultures of Late Medieval English Alabasters by Jessica Brantley
      5. English Saints in Alabaster and Aureate Verse by Catherine Sanok
      6. Pilgrimage and Politics: The Alabaster Heads of Saint John the Baptist by Suzanne Verderber
      7. The Bourgeois Bedroom in Alabaster Adorations of the Kings by Sarah Stanbury
      8. The Present of Future Things: Medieval Media and the Signs of the End of the World by Shannon Gayk
      9. “A Softer Glory”: An Afterword on Alabaster and the New Aesthetics by Paul Binski
      Index

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