It explains, historically and with illustrations, many of them in colour, the origins and momentum of a movement of German art, and shows, through art, how religion and political ideology were intertwined in Ottonian culture from about 950 to 1050. Dr Mayr-Harting, well known as a medieval historian, was Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford during Michaelmas Term 1987, and the present work is an expanded version of his Slade Lectures. In this volume the author traces the relationship between Ottonian society and its ...
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It explains, historically and with illustrations, many of them in colour, the origins and momentum of a movement of German art, and shows, through art, how religion and political ideology were intertwined in Ottonian culture from about 950 to 1050. Dr Mayr-Harting, well known as a medieval historian, was Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford during Michaelmas Term 1987, and the present work is an expanded version of his Slade Lectures. In this volume the author traces the relationship between Ottonian society and its artistic expression through a comparative examination of the major illuminated manuscripts of the period, including the two great imperial books, the Gospel Book of Otto III and the Pericopes Book of Henry II, as well as other liturgical manuscripts. He concentrates on the significance of the themes represented in these manuscripts and the extent to which they reflect the religious thought, ritual and devotional attitudes of the imperial court as well as Ottonian society in general.
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1500grams, ISBN: 0905203895.
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Very Good. 1991. First Edition 4to, two vulumes, 271 & 299 pp, VG+ in dj (ex-reference library, with bookplates, rubber stampes on title and copyright pages, rubber stamps on fore edges, else clean, tight and little used). Profusely illustrated in b&w and color. (Subject: Medieval, Art & Illumination. )
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jackets. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. pp. 570. 570 pp. Volume I: 271 pp. Volume II: 299 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. very good dust jackets. In volume I there is a light ding to the top edge of pages 145-152. It is a minor cosmetic detraction. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
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Fine in near fine jacket. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white. 2 volumes, 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w. (London): Harvey Miller, (1991). Fine in near fine dust wrappers.