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1 online resource |
| Contents |
The Tree of Jesse and the Speculum humanae salvationis -- The Tree of Jesse and Saint Anne -- The Tree of Jesse, the Carmelites, and other religious orders -- The Tree of Jesse and the Schöllenbach altarpiece : a case study -- The Tree of Jesse and Antwerp carved altarpieces -- The Tree of Jesse in Northern France |
| Summary |
This book is the first detailed investigation to focus on the late medieval use of Tree of Jesse imagery, traditionally a representation of the genealogical tree of Christ. In northern Europe, from the mid-fifteenth to the early sixteenth centuries, it could be found across a wide range of media. Yet, as this book vividly illustrates, it had evolved beyond a simple genealogy into something more complex, which could be modified to satisfy specific religious requirements. It was also able to function on a more temporal level, reflecting not only a clerical preoccupation with a sense of communal identity, but a more general interest in displaying a family's heritage, continuity and/or social status. It is this dynamic and polyvalent element that makes the subject so fascinating |
| Notes |
Edited version of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Courtauld Institute of Art, 2014) under the title: O Radix Jesse : Tree of Jesse iconography in Northern Europe, c. 1450-1550 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Susan L. Green is an associate lecturer at the Courtauld Institute of Art and visiting lecturer at the New College of the Humanities, London |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 24, 2018) |
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Jesse trees.
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Christian art and symbolism -- Europe, Northern -- Renaissance, 1450-1600
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Art, Late Gothic -- Europe, Northern -- Themes, motives
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Art and society -- Europe, Northern -- History -- To 1500
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Art and society -- Europe, Northern -- History -- 16th century
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ART -- Subjects & Themes -- General.
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ART -- History -- Medieval.
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ART -- Subjects & Themes -- Religious.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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Art and society
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Art, Late Gothic -- Themes, motives
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Christian art and symbolism -- Renaissance
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Jesse trees
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Northern Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351187619 |
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1351187619 |
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9781351187633 |
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1351187635 |
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9781351187602 |
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1351187600 |
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9781351187626 |
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1351187627 |
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