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Images of Piety: The iconography of traditional religion in late medieval Wales
Madeleine Gray
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An interesting and unusual work on a little-explored field of study. By means of the iconographic evidence, the author aims to provide a counterbalance to the traditional studies of medieval welsh piety with their heavy emphasis on poetic material. There are interesting and suggestive divergences between the ideas communicated by literary evidence and those suggested by the surviving visual culture. In considering the importance of visual imagery as evidence for religious beliefs, the part played by imagery in the formation and reinforcement of a distinctive spirituality is not ignored. The work concentrates on surviving images from the 'golden century', but patterns of destruction and preservation are identified, including rare works lost through poverty and neglect.
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Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Dedication
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CONTENTS
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Preface
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List of Illustrations
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Introduction
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Chapter One: Images of Maidenhood: the Virgin Mary
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Chapter Two: Images of Motherhood: St Anne and the Married Saints
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Chapter Three: Images of Sanctity: Wales and the International Tradition
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Chapter Four: Images of Sanctity: A Land of Saints?
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Chapter Five: Images of Pity: The Iconography of the Crucified Christ
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Chapter Six: Images of Vice and Virtue
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Chapter Seven: Images of Liturgy and Literacy
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Chapter Eight: The Destruction of the Images
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Conclusion: The image of a nation?
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References
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Illustration
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Published: 2000
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781841712086 (paperback)
- 9781407319520 (ebook)
BAR Number: B316