Medieval Bodies: Life, Death And Art In The Middle Ages by Jack Hartnell

Dripping with blood and gold, fetishized and tortured, gateway to earthly delights and point of contact with the divine, forcibly divided and powerful even beyond death, there was no territory more contested than the body in the medieval world. In Medieval Bodies, art historian Jack Hartnell uncovers the complex and fascinating ways in which the people of the Middle Ages thought about, explored and experienced their physical selves. In paintings and reliquaries that celebrated the - sometimes bizarre - martyrdoms of saints, the sacred dimension of the physical left its mark on their environment. In literature and politics, hearts and heads became powerful metaphors that shaped governance and society in ways that are still visible today.

Publisher:	Profile Books
Year:	2018
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9781781256794
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	DJ; Heavy.

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SKU: 1602501
Location: History