"From ancient Persia to the Third Reich, imperial powers have built cities in their image, seeking to reflect their power and influence through a show of magnificence and a reflection of their values. Statues, pictures, temples, palaces - all combine to produce the necessary jus…
by Lubac, Henri de, Sebanc, Mark, Macierowski, E. M.
fromRessourcement (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Originally published in French as Exégèse médiévale, Henri de Lubac's monumental, multivolume study of medieval exegesis and theology has remained one of the most significant works of modern biblical studies. Examining the prominent commentators of the Middle Ages and their text…
Le cerf vit mille ans. Le sanglier porte ses cornes dans sa bouche. Les papillons sont des fleurs qui volent. L'écureuil est un animal diabolique, paresseux, lubrique, avaricieux. La zoologie médiévale n'est pas la zoologie moderne. Plusieurs notions qui nous sont aujourd'hui fa…
Henri Dorra, in his comprehensive new book, presents the development and the aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. Included are writings (many never before translated or reprinted) by artists, designers, architects, and critics, along with Dorra's l…
