Environmental values in Christian art / Susan Power Bratton.
Author
Published
- Albany : State University of New York Press c2008
Physical description
ix, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN
- 9780791472651
- 0791472655
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-259) and index.
Contents
- Environmental values in Christian art -- The good shepherd and his dog : nature in the earliest Christian art -- Cosmos without a crucifix : Basilicas in Rome and Ravenna -- Irish creation from high crosses to the Book of Kells -- Urbanization and the end of animal sacrifice -- Medieval transitions : a dying creator and the hybridization of hell -- The transcendent gothic : glorious light, green cross -- Gothic perspectives on feudalism, urbanization, peasants, and poverty -- Gothic naturalism, Christian dualism, and environmental racism -- Renaissance realism : the virgin's meadow -- The reformers : the creator in rustic landscapes -- God's body and blood as bread and wine.
Genre
- Bibliography
- Illustrated
- text
Language
- English
Internet Resources
- Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002073.html
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| Location of copy | Shelfmark | Online location | Holdings Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Aberdeen Libraries: Sir Duncan Rice Library: Floor 7 | 246 BRA | ||
| British Library: General Reference Collection, St Pancras Reading Rooms | YC.2008.a.5115 | ||
| British Library: Lending Collection | m09/.34541 | ||
| British Library | Table of contents only Online location | ||
| University of Edinburgh Libraries: New College Library (STANDARD LOAN) | BT695.5 Bra. | ||
| University of Essex: Albert Sloman Library | N 8189.3.N2 |