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10%OFFCalvin B (University Of Minnesota) Kendall - The Allegory of the Church: Romanesque Portals and Their Verse Inscriptions - 9781442613096 - V9781442613096
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The Allegory of the Church: Romanesque Portals and Their Verse Inscriptions

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Description for The Allegory of the Church: Romanesque Portals and Their Verse Inscriptions paperback. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AMC; AMN; AMX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.

Verse inscriptions in stone appeared in abundance on the façades of Romanesque churches in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Marking the place where medieval worshippers were transported from secular to sacred space, portal verse inscriptions provide important, and often overlooked, insights into the dynamic function of the portals and their art.

The Allegory of the Church is the first full-length study of Romanesque verse inscriptions in the context of church portals and portal sculpture, and is the product of a twenty-year study. Calvin B. Kendall demonstrates how these inscriptions served to express the role of the church building as a ... Read more

An exemplary work of interdisciplinary scholarship, The Allegory of the Church includes a detailed catalogue of Romanesque verse inscriptions.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press United States
Condition
New
Series
Heritage
Number of Pages
457
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442613096
SKU
V9781442613096
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Calvin B (University Of Minnesota) Kendall
Calvin B. Kendall is Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of English, University of Minnesota.

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