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Outcasts : signs of otherness in northern European art of the late Middle Ages

By Ruth Mellinkoff

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1993
ISBN
0520078152, 9780520078154
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
84 MB (87902561 bytes)
Series
California studies in the history of art, 32.
Volume
1 & 2
Pages
\881
Topic
Art
Time added
2021-04-17 05:31:55
Medieval artNorthern Europesymbolism

Description

A compilation of pictorial signs - the motifs, attributes, artistic devices, and themes used by medieval artists to brand or denigrate those figures considered outcasts: Jews, heretics, Muslims, blacks, executioners, prostitutes, lepers, gamblers, foot-soldiers, entertainers, and peasants. Signs treated include costume elements such as patterns, colors, and headgear, as well as physical attributes such as hair color, skin blemishes, gestures, and stance.

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