Anglo-Saxon Crucifixion Iconography and the Art of the Monastic Revival and The Return of the Prodigal Son

Anglo-Saxon Crucifixion Iconography and the Art of the Monastic Revival

Name: Anglo-Saxon Crucifixion Iconography and the Art of the Monastic Revival
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Author: Barbara Catherine Raw
ISBN: 9780521093088

by Barbara Catherine Raw

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328 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
15.3 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

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This book provides a major study of the drawings, paintings and carvings of the crucifixion from tenth- and eleventh-century England, placing these works of art within the context of the tenth-century monastic revival. The drawings and paintings of the crucifixion are discussed in relation to the literature, theology, liturgy and devotional practices of the late Anglo-Saxon period in order to reveal the richness and subtlety of religious belief at this time. Late Anglo-Saxon religious art is shown to have played a central role in the monastic life; it called to mind the gospel events and set out their theological significance; it demonstrated the truth of the gospel message; it moved men's hearts, allowing them to experience the presence of Christ and to respond as though they had actually been present at His death.