Death and art : Europe 1200-1530
Townsend, Eleanor2009
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This book sets out the beliefs surrounding death & the afterlife in a mainly Catholic Europe, & explores how they shaped attitudes to the visual arts. It reveals how people of every background commissioned devotional works & wore protective jewellery, built tombs & went on pilgrimages. All to improve their soul's chance after death.
Main title:
Death and art : Europe 1200-1530 / Eleanor Townsend.
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Imprint:
London : V&A, 2009.
Collation:
96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9781851775835 (hbk)
Dewey class:
709.02709.02
Language:
English
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BRN:
1665730