The Art of Devotion, 1300-1500: In the Late Middle Ages in Europe - Hardcover

Os, Henk Van; Honee, Eugene; Nieuwdorp, Hans; Ridderbos, Bernhard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858940117 ISBN 13: 9781858940113

Publisher: Merrell Publishers Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

With examples of European devotional art from the two centuries before the Reformation, the veil is drawn on the prayer and meditation 'exercises' once practised by the clergy and high-placed laity.

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Review:

"The Art of Devotion in the Late Middle Ages by Henk van Os is [a] book of enthralling paintings, altarpieces and sculptures. . . . Not only is it valuable to see from an art historian's point of view how art plays a central role in devotional practices, it's also helpful to be reminded of the place of devotion in life."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"[This book] describes and illustrates, with the help of fine color reproductions, 44 objects . . . that document the important developments of art in the context of private devotion during the later Middle Ages. The aim . . . has been to soften the expected editorial contours of the traditional exhibition catalog. . . . This endeavor is quite well realized."--Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Merrell Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1858940117
• ISBN 13: 9781858940113
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192