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Medieval Art: a Topical Dictionary by Leslie Ross (Ref. N7850 .R67 1996)

1. Overview and summary of the evolution, development, popularity, and transformations of the topics, themes, and symbols that took place in medieval artistic iconography.

2. Examination of a variety of media such as small objects, sculptures, stained glasses, misericords and other decorations and ornaments in shrines and church buildings, wall paintings (fresco , murals), illuminated manuscripts (books of hours). 3. Bibliographic surveys provide sources for further studies. GoogleBooks Limited Preview

 

Medieval Art, 2nd ed. by Marilyn Stokstad (Oversize: N5970 .S75 2004)

An introduction to Medieval art -- The early Christian period -- The early Byzantine period -- Early Medieval art in the West -- Carolingian art -- Rivals from the East -- At at the millennium -- Romanesque art -- Origins of Gothic art -- Mature Gothic art -- Rayonnant Gothic and its reverberations -- Late Gothic art. GoogleBooks Limited Preview