Format:
1 online resource (2 volumes)
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781108596831
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9781108690706
,
9781108474153
,
9781108474160
Content:
The imagery of Hell, the Christian account of the permanent destinations of the human soul after death, has fascinated people over the centuries since the emergence of the Christian faith. These landmark volumes provide the first large-scale investigation of this imagery found across the Byzantine and post-Byzantine world. Particular emphasis is placed on images from churches across Venetian Crete, which are comprehensively collected and published for the first time. Crete was at the centre of artistic production in the late Byzantine world and beyond and its imagery was highly influential on traditions in other regions. The Cretan examples accompany rich comparative material from the wider Mediterranean - Cappadocia, Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Cyprus. The large amount of data presented in this publication highlight Hell's emergence in monumental painting not as a concrete array of images, but as a diversified mirroring of social perceptions of sin.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Oct 2021). - Title statement from Cover
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108690706
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108690706
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/9781108596831
DOI:
10.1017/9781108596831
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