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Artists of the Middle Ages
Leslie Ross
ISBN: 0-313-31903-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31903-7
208 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/2003
List Price: $69.95 (UK Sterling Price: £48.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Series Title: Artists of an Era
Description: In the first volume of the Artists of an Era series, Leslie Ross examines the identities of artists attributed to the most famous and influential works of medieval art. These works are much discussed within the realm of art history, yet the identities of medieval artists fall victim to incomplete historical records and often remain enigmatic. In ten narrative chapters, Ross examines this significant area of the art world (including architecture, iconography, metalwork, scribework, sculpture—even medieval art instruction) and summarizes the lives and work of that genre's leading artist or artists.

Students will learn not only what is factually known of an artist's life (as well as what is purely speculative), but also the processes used to gather the information and fuel speculation. Readers will also gain unique insights into the practices and traditions of medieval art and the role it played within medieval society. A timeline, chapter bibliographies, a list of further resources on medieval art, and an index offer additional tools to students of medieval art and art history.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
    List of Illustrations
    Introduction: The Medieval Artists: Questions and Considerations
    The Romanesque Sculptor: Gislebertus?
    The Master of Metalworkers: Rainer of Huy, Godefroid de Claire, Nicholas of Verdun, and Company
    The Prince of Scribes: Eadwine
    The Medieval Architect? Villard de Honnecourt
    A Medieval Art Manual by Theophilus
    Walls of Color and Light: Mural Painting, Mosaics, and Stained Glass
    The Panel Painters: Duccio and Company
    The Icon Painter: Andrei Rublev
    Woman Artists of the Medieval Era
    Artists of the Courts: The Limbourg Brothers and Their Colleagues
    Timeline
    Additional Resources and Selected Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: LESLIE ROSS is Professor and Chair of the Art History program at Dominican University of California. She is the author of Medieval Art: A Topical Dictionary (Greenwood Press, 1996) and Text Image, Message: Saints in Medieval Manuscript Illustrations (Greenwood Press, 1994).
LCC Class: 709
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