Medieval art

This beautifully produced survey of over a thousand years of Western art and architecture introduces the reader to a vast period of history ranging from ancient Rome to the age of exploration. The monumental arts and the diverse minor arts of the Middle Ages are presented here within the social, religious, and political frameworks of lands as varied as France and Denmark, Spain and Turkey. Marilyn Stokstad also teaches her reader how to look at medieval art-which aspects of architecture, sculpture, or painting are important and for what reasons. Stylistic and iconographic issues and themes are thoroughly addressed with attention paid to aesthetic and social contexts. Significantly updated, this second edition of Medieval Art spans the period from the second to the fifteenth centuries and includes over 4000 illustrations, over 100 in color, detailed maps, a time-line, glossary, bibliography, and index-all in a larger 8 by 10 inch trim size.

"First published 2004 by Westview Press"--Title page verso

Preface -- 1. An introduction to Medieval art. The true cross ; Christianity and the early Christian Church ; Traditional Roman art ; Official art under Constantine ; Constantine and the Christians ; Theodosius and official art in the later fourth century -- 2. The early Christian period. Jewish and Christian art before Constantine ; Christian art in the age of Constantine ; Architecture ; The fifth century ; Rome in the fifth century ; Fifth-century architecture and decoration outside Rome -- 3. The early Byzantine period: the first golden age. Architecture ; Byzantine mosaics ; Jewish mosaics ; Ivories and manuscripts ; Icons and iconoclasm -- 4. Early Medieval art in the West. A brief history; The art of the Goths and Langobards ; The art of the Merovingian Franks ; The art of the Vendels and Vikings ; Art in the British Isles -- 5. Carolingian art. Carolingian architecture ; Carolingian painting and sculpture ; Later Carolingian art -- 6. Rivals from the East: Byzantine and Islamic art. The mddle Byzantine period, 867-1204 ; The middle Byzantine Church ; Byzantine art outside the Empire; Byzantine art in the West; The Byzantine contribution to the art of the West ; Islamic art…