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Leaves from Paradise
Jeffrey F Hamburger
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A pair of leaves recently acquired by Houghton Library presents an opportunity to examine the illuminated sequence composed in honor of John the Evangelist, Verbum dei, deo natum, within its broader cultural context. Written and illuminated at the Dominican nunnery of Paradies bei Soest in Westfalia as part of a set of liturgical books that are among the most elaborate of their kind from the entire Middle Ages, the richly decorated fragments promise to transform our understanding of the special place of Christ's 'beloved disciple' in 14th-century art, liturgy, theology, and mysticism. In addition to an introduction on art and ... Read more
A pair of leaves recently acquired by Houghton Library presents an opportunity to examine the illuminated sequence composed in honor of John the Evangelist, Verbum dei, deo natum, within its broader cultural context. Written and illuminated at the Dominican nunnery of Paradies bei Soest in Westfalia as part of a set of liturgical books that are among the most elaborate of their kind from the entire Middle Ages, the richly decorated fragments promise to transform our understanding of the special place of Christ's 'beloved disciple' in 14th-century art, liturgy, theology, and mysticism. In addition to an introduction on art and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9780976547280
SKU
V9780976547280
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About Jeffrey F Hamburger
Jeffrey F. Hamburger is the Kuno Franke Professor of German Art and Culture at Harvard University.
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