"Explores the development and diffusion of the vita image which emerged in Byzantium in the twelfth century and spread to Italy and beyond"-- "Living Icons is the first book to explore the emergence and function of a novel pictorial format in the Middle Ages, the vita icon, whi…
La 4e de couverture indique : "Living Icons is the first book to explore the emergence and function of a novel pictorial format in the Middle Ages, the vita icon, which displayed the magnified portrait of a saint framed by scenes from his or her life. The vita icon was used for …
"Explores the development and diffusion of the vita image which emerged in Byzantium in the twelfth century and spread to Italy and beyond"--
"Explores the development and diffusion of the vita image which emerged in Byzantium in the twelfth century and spread to Italy and beyond"-- "Living Icons is the first book to explore the emergence and function of a novel pictorial format in the Middle Ages, the vita icon, whi…
"Explores the development and diffusion of the vita image which emerged in Byzantium in the twelfth century and spread to Italy and beyond"-- "Living Icons is the first book to explore the emergence and function of a novel pictorial format in the Middle Ages, the vita icon, whi…
"Explores the development and diffusion of the vita image which emerged in Byzantium in the twelfth century and spread to Italy and beyond"-- "Living Icons is the first book to explore the emergence and function of a novel pictorial format in the Middle Ages, the vita icon, whi…