Main entry:

Spurrell, Mark, author.

Title & Author:

The symbolism of medieval churches : an introduction / Mark Spurrell.

Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020.

Description:

xii, 195 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Visual Allegories and Verbal Symbols -- Recent Symbolism -- Symbol and Meaning -- Allegory -- Typology -- The Moral Interpretation -- Anagogy -- Hugh and Richard of St Victor -- Simplified Symbols -- Buildings as Symbols -- Numbers as Symbols -- Suger and Saint-Denis: a case study -- The East -- The Triumph of Literalism -- Images -- In Conclusion.

Summary:

The symbolism of medieval churches : An Introduction explores the ways in which the medieval church building and key features of it were used as symbols, particularly to represent different relationships within the Church and the virtues of the Christian life. This book introduces the reader to the definition, form, and use of medieval symbols, and the significance that they held and still hold for some people, exploring the context in which church symbolism developed, and examining the major influences that shaped it. Among the topics discussed are allegory, typology, moral interpretation, and anagogy. Further chapters also consider the work of key figures, including Hugh and Richard of St Victor and Abbot Suger at St-Denis. Finally, the book contrasts the Eastern world with the Western world, taking a look at the late Middle Ages and what happened to church symbolism once Aristotle had ousted Plato from the schools.

ISBN:

9780367025236 paperback
036702523X paperback
9780367025229 hardback
0367025221 hardback
electronic book
9780429399091
electronic publication
9780429678073
9780429678080
Mobipocket electronic book
9780429678066

Subject:

Church architecture Europe.
Symbolism in architecture Europe.
Christian art and symbolism Europe Medieval, 500-1500.
Architecture, Medieval.
Architecture chrétienne Europe.
Symbolisme en architecture Europe.
Architecture médiévale.
Christian art and symbolism Medieval.
Church architecture.
Symbolism in architecture.
Europe.
300-1500

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307901
Call No.: BIB 253364
Status: Available