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| Author | : Asa Simon Mittman |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0415976138 |
First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
| Author | : Asa Simon Mittman |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2013-09-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1135501041 |
This study centers on issues of marginality and monstrosity in medieval England. In the middle ages, geography was viewed as divinely ordered, so Britain's location at the periphery of the inhabitable world caused anxiety among its inhabitants. Far from the world's holy center, the geographic margins were considered monstrous. Medieval geography, for centuries scorned as crude, is now the subject of several careful studies. Monsters have likewise been the subject of recent attention in the growing field of monster studies, though few works situate these creatures firmly in their specific historical contexts. This book sits at the crossroads of these two discourses (geography and monstrosity), treated separately in the established scholarship but inseparable in the minds of medieval authors and artists.
| Author | : Chet Van Duzer |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Cartography |
| ISBN | : 9780712358903 |
The sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps, whether swimming vigorously, gamboling amid the waves, attacking ships, or simply displaying themselves for our appreciation, are one of the most visually engaging elements on these maps, and yet they have never been carefully studied. The subject is important not only in the history of cartography, art, and zoological illustration, but also in the history of the geography of the "marvelous" and of western conceptions of the ocean. Moreover, the sea monsters depicted on maps can supply important insights into the sources, influences, and methods of the cartographers who drew or painted them. In this highly-illustrated book the author analyzes the most important examples of sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps produced in Europe, beginning with the earliest mappaemundi on which they appear in the 10th century and continuing to the end of the 16th century.
| Author | : Karin E. Olsen |
| Publisher | : Peeters Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9789042910072 |
The essays in this book examine various manifestations of monstrosity in the early literatures of England, Ireland and Scandinavia. The dates of the texts discussed range from the eighth to the thirteenth centuries and were written either in Latin or in one of the vernaculars. The present contributions shed light on the physical, mental and metaphysical qualities that characterize medieval monsters in general. How do such creatures relate to accepted physical norms? How do their behaviours deviate from established cultural practices? How can their presence in both fictional and non-fictional texts be explained either in terms of a textual tradition or as a response to actual events? Such issues are examined from literary, philological, theological, and historical points of view in order to provide a thorough, multifaceted depiction of the sub- and supernatural monsters of medieval Northwest Europe.
| Author | : Alixe Bovey |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 68 |
| Release | : 2002-01-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780802085122 |
Images of monstrosities pervade art and culture in the Middle Ages, and for medieval people they must have been a tantalizing suggestion of unknown worlds and unthinkable dangers.
| Author | : Gabriel Alington |
| Publisher | : Gracewing Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 56 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Cartography |
| ISBN | : 9780852443552 |
| Author | : Elizabeth Morrison |
| Publisher | : Getty Publications |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1606065904 |
A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver, dog, and hedgehog, the bestiary is a vibrant testimony to the medieval understanding of animals and their role in the world. So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture. With over 270 color illustrations and contributions by twenty-five leading scholars, this gorgeous volume explores the bestiary and its widespread influence on medieval art and culture as well as on modern and contemporary artists like Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst. Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center May 14 to August 18, 2019.
| Author | : Damien Kempf |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| Genre | : Christian art and symbolism |
| ISBN | : 9780712357906 |
From satyrs and sea creatures to griffins and dragons, monsters lay at the heart of the medieval world. Believed to dwell in exotic, remote areas, these inexplicable parts of God's creation aroused fear, curiosity, and wonder in equal measure. Powerfully captured in the illustrations of manuscripts, such as bestiaries, travel books, and devotional works, they continue to delight audiences today with their vitality and humor. Medieval Monsters shows how strange creatures sparked artists' imaginations to remarkable heights. Half-human hybrids of land and sea mingle with bewitching demons, blemmyae, cyclops, and multi-headed beasts of nightmare and comic grotesques. Over 100 wondrous and terrifying images offer a fascinating insight into the medieval mind.
| Author | : P. D. A. Harvey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 112 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Cartography |
| ISBN | : |
Professor Harvey traces the development of western mapmaking from the early Middle Ages to the first printed maps of the late 15th century, discussing their traditions, artistic and technical aspects, and uses.
| Author | : Sherry C. M. Lindquist |
| Publisher | : Lion Fiction |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : Curiosities and wonders in art |
| ISBN | : 9781911282181 |
Taps into our abiding fascination with monsters and monstrosities since the Middle Ages.
