Master of death : the lifeless art of Pierre Remiet, illuminator / Michael Camille.
Master of death : the lifeless art of Pierre Remiet, illuminator / Michael Camille.
Master of death : the lifeless art of Pierre Remiet, illuminator / Michael Camille.
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Publisher
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N745.67092/R387/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 286 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Death in Miniature -- 1. A Gap in the Text -- 2. The Birth of Death -- 3. The Life of Death -- 4. The Face of Death -- 5. The Body of Death -- 6. The Death of Death -- Appendix: Manuscripts Containing Miniatures by Pierre Remiet.
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Publisher
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
Camille describes the theological origins of death and its physical beginnings at birth. He shows how representations of death shaped medieval notions of the historical past. In this period, people were constantly preparing themselves for death, as shown by Remiet's striking image of the figures of Death waiting at the end of the pilgrimage of huma...
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Master of death : the lifeless art of Pierre Remiet, illuminator / Michael Camille.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-279) and index.
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N745.67092/R387/1
Record Identifier
74VvprLNRlAg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvprLNRlAg
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ISBN
0300064578
9780300064575
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745.67092
MMS ID
991005286769702626
