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G Butrous wrote: > Thank you very much Jim for succinct reply. You said that "theologians in > western > Europe never interested themselves very directly or systematically with art > and > images, as was very much the case in the Byzantine east"; which I to certain > degree agree; however there was a special pattern of development of > religious art > in the Middle Ages. Surely some form of learned influence on the content of > Art > exists. I assume that the form of "popular religion" had more influence. > Certainly Voragine's Golden Legend played an important part, but I wonder if > there > are other minor works which equally had influence. I also like to think that > exegetes > played also important role in influencing the content of religious art. I > appreciate > any thoughts or examples. > > G Butrous > > [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > It may be a simple question ! > > > > I want to compile a list of theologians who > > influenced the progress and the shape of the Medieval art, any help? > > Thanks > > > > > > Ghazwan Butrous > > Canterbury UK > I would like to recommend an excellent resource on the subject: ""Early Medieval Art 300-1150" by Caecilia Davis-Weyer ( U. Toronto Press, ISBN 0-8020-6628-3), a compendium of primary sources relating to art. It contains several letters by Jerome and Augustine, the aforementioned writings of Gregory of Tours, Thangmar's description of Bernward as art patron (from a recent thread), and a section devoted to "Art and Theology" in the High Romanesque chapter along with many other gems. I hope this is of some help. Nancy