The texture of images :: the relic book in late-medieval religiosity and early modern aesthetics /

"This study is the first fundamental analysis and synopsis of the printed relic-book genre. Printed relic books represent, both by image and text, precious reliquaries, which were presented to the faithful audience during special liturgical feasts, the display of relics. This study brings into...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cárdenas, Livia (Author)
Other Authors: Simon, Anne (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Series:Library of the written word ; v. 85.
Library of the written word. Handpress world ; 66.
Subjects:
Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"This study is the first fundamental analysis and synopsis of the printed relic-book genre. Printed relic books represent, both by image and text, precious reliquaries, which were presented to the faithful audience during special liturgical feasts, the display of relics. This study brings into focus the specific aesthetics of these relic books and explores the immense influence that patrons had on figuration as well as on the forms of these books. The analysis focuses on the interaction of image and text as manifestation of authenticity. This book then contributes to clarifying the complex medial role of printing with movable type in its early period and offers a novel interpretation of the cultural significance of artefacts in the Renaissance"--
Item Description:Translated from the original German into English.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 548 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004440127
9789004440128
ISSN:1874-4834 ;

There is no print copy available.

Get full text