Abstraction in Medieval Art : Beyond the Ornament /

Abstraction haunts medieval art, both withdrawing figuration and suggesting elusive presence. How does it make or destroy meaning in the process? Does it suggest the failure of figuration, the faltering of iconography? Does medieval abstraction function because it is imperfect, incomplete, and uncor...

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Other Authors: Gertsman, Elina (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2021
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