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Worlds Within: Opening the Medieval Shrine Madonna
Full title: | Worlds Within: Opening the Medieval Shrine Madonna |
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ISBN: | 9780271064017 |
ISBN 10: | 0271064013 |
Authors: | Gertsman, Elina |
Publisher: | Penn. State University Press |
Edition: | Illustrated |
Num. pages: | 288 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2015 |
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Synopsis
Explores Shrine Madonnas, Late Medieval Statues Of The Virgin Mary That Split Open To Reveal Richly Carved And Painted Interiors. Analyzes The Changing Roles Of Vision And Sensation In The Complex Performative Ways In Which Audiences Engaged With Devotional Art, Both In Public And In Private--provided By Publisher. Introduction : A Cause Of Error -- Secrets : Revealing Bodies, Fragmented Vision -- Ruptures : Holy Anatomy, Affective Obstetrics -- Play : Animate Substance, Uncanny Performance -- Imprints : Hybrid Memories, Interior Journeys -- Postscript : The Excavated Body -- Appendix : Shrine Madonnas Ca. 1270/ca. 1500, In Approximate Chronological Order. Elina Gertsman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.