The Atrium of San Marco in Venice / Das Atrium von San Marco in Venedig: The Genesis and Medieval Reality of the Genesis Mosaics / Die Genese der Genesismosaiken und ihre Mittelalterliche Wirklichkeit - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 3786127131 ISBN 13: 9783786127130

Casa editrice: Gebr Mann Verlag Gmbh & Co Kg, 2015

Riassunto

The medieval mosaics in the atrium of San Marco convey illuminations of an early Christian manuscript of which only the charred remains still exist. The manuscript broaches the issue of medieval influence and thus gives a new insight into how the mosaics came into being. The San Marco mosaics, which are linked to early Christian illuminations of the Cotton Genesis, are interesting for two reasons: they saved precious illustrations which would have otherwise been lost, and they are an example of a medieval reception of an early Christian concept. At a conference in 2012, the different positions concerning the illuminations were discussed for the first time, and the essays in this book are concerned with methodical questions that show the complexity of the transformation of antique ideas into medieval concepts.

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L'autore:

Martin Büchsel is a professor for European art history at the Goethe University in Frankfurt. His main focus is on art in the Middle Ages. He published extensively on medieval art and on the method of art history. Herbert L. Kessler is a former professor at the John Hopkins University in Baltimore. He was also visiting professor at Harvard University, Emory University, Williams College, and the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome. His publishing includes works on art theory, object theory and image and space. Rebecca Müller is assistant professor at the Art History Institute of the Goethe University. Her research topics include antique reception and cultural transfer in the middle ages as well as Venetian painting workshops of the Quattrocento.

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• Editore: Gebr Mann Verlag Gmbh & Co Kg
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 3786127131
• ISBN 13: 9783786127130
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 280
• Redattore: Büchsel Martin, Kessler Herbert L., Müller Rebecca