ENGLISH

Naked before God: uncovering the body in Anglo-Saxon England

By Jonathan Wilcox , Benjamin C. Withers

Book information

Publisher
West Virginia University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
9781935978374, 9780937058688
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
58 MB (61213993 bytes)
Series
Medieval European Studies
Pages
\328
Library
Fulcrum
Time added
2023-06-15 02:55:33

Description

At different times and in different places, the human form has been regarded in different ways. The Ancient Greeks thought it was the most admirable subject for art, whereas early Christians often viewed it as lascivious in our post-lapsarian state. With illustrations taken from manuscripts, statuary and literary, this is a fascinating collection of essays with much that will be new to scholars and general readers alike.

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