medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: John Briggs <[log in to unmask]>
> Here's the publisher's blurb for Malcolm Thurlby, The Herefordshire School
of Romanesque Sculpture, (Logaston Press, 1999), 192 pages, Paperback, ISBN
1873827601 (I can't find my copy!):
and it looks like the Inidana U. lieberry hasn't heard of the thing at all
(which will not be the case by sundown today).
> "This highly illustrated book
what is a "highly illustrated book"?
>compares the surviving work, both in stone and other materials, in
Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and beyond, with that of other
styles both at home and abroad - Celtic motifs, Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon
work,as well as sculpture in France and Spain.
yes, from that tympanum from Fownhope
http://www.geocities.com/cdesastre20008/DSCN4210.JPG
it appears to be quite "ecclectic" in style.
which is what through me off as to its date (any port in that storm).
>The sources of inspiration are considered. Clearly the Bible provides some,
but by no means all. The Bestiary, the Book of Beasts, provides others.
Derived from Greek sources translated into Latin, this book described the
nature and/or habits of many creatures, both real and fantastic, and reflected
on the word of mankind in the realm of nature. The earliest surviving copy of
this book is dated c.1120, and a copy appears to have been used by the patrons
of the Herefordshire School.
the problem i have with this is that i don't consider your garden variety
"Beastiary" to be a "model book" --even though an artist might have used one
for iconographic inspiration.
"model book" implies, to me, a purpose-dedicated book (or at least leaves of
one) which was used as.... well, a "model" for an artist.
>The book, therefore, also considers who the patrons were and their motives.
It looks at the training of the sculptors and their role in the building work
always interesting and worthwhile to have the ruminations of a mature scholar
on suchlike arcane subjects.
> and considers whose hands may have been at work on which sites.
well, that sounds suspiciously like "stylistic analysis", and i know of at
least one Canadian art hysterian on this list who doesn't believe in any of
that stuff.
thanks for the HeadsUp, John.
the Fine Arts librarian will be thanking you also.
c
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