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Vitreous Vitae
In Vitreous Vitae: St. Margaret of Antioch in Thirteenth-Century Stained Glass , Ashley J. Laverock considers the representation of the virgin martyr St. Margaret in thirteenth-century stained-glass windows in Europe. These windows appeared at a moment when Margaret’s cult was expanding but before t...
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| Document Type: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston
: Brill
, [2024]
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| Series: | Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history
volume 75 |
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Related Items: | Erscheint auch als:
Vitreous Vitae |
| Author Notes: | St. Margaret of Antioch in thirteenth-century stained glass$hby Ashley J. Laverock |
| Summary: | In Vitreous Vitae: St. Margaret of Antioch in Thirteenth-Century Stained Glass , Ashley J. Laverock considers the representation of the virgin martyr St. Margaret in thirteenth-century stained-glass windows in Europe. These windows appeared at a moment when Margaret’s cult was expanding but before the motif of the saint with the ragon became normative. They offer insight into the rich narrative potential of Margaret’s life in a monumental medium seen by wide audiences. Examining these windows not only reveals shared emphases on Margaret’s imitatio Christi , corporeal suffering, and encounters with the dragon and demon, but also shows how distinct site-specific hagiographies of Margaret were tailored to each church’s context. Multi-faceted Margarets contributed to the wider cult of the saint |
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| Physical Description: | XV, 282 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9789004430211 |
