Author: MATHEWS, THOMAS FRANCIS
Title: The clash of gods : a reinterpretation of early Christian art / Thomas F. Mathews
Description: Princeton. N.J. ; Chichester : Princeton University Press 1993. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and sharp-cornered.Series; Princeton paperbacks. Physical description; x. 223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. Notes; Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-203) and index. Summary; Between the third and sixth centuries. the ancient gods. goddesses. and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. Thomas Mathews explores the many different. often surprising. artistic images and religious interpretations of Christ during this period. He challenges the accepted theory of the 'Emperor Mystique. ' which. interpreting Christ as king. derives the vocabulary of Christian art from the propagandistic imagery of the Roman emperor. This revised edition contains a new preface by the author and a new chapter on the origin and development of icons in private domestic cult. Subjects; Jesus Christ — Art. Jesus Christ — Symbolism. Art. Early Christian — Europe. Christian art and symbolism. Christian art and symbolism — Medieval. (500-1500) — Europe. Art. Early Christian. Christian Art. Early Period. Christian antiquities. Visual arts. Europe. Iconography — Ancient — Classical Style — Classical and Early Christian. Iconography (Christian) — Early Christian and Byzantine. Symbolism — Christian. History of art: (c 500 CE to c 1400) ; Religious subjects depicted in art. Art / Subjects & Themes / Religious. Art / History / Ancient & Classical. Genre; Illustrated. ISBN: 0691033501. Weight in Kg appr.:

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