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The Illuminated World Chronicle
- Tales from the Late Medieval City
Af: Nina Rowe
Engelsk Hardback
The Illuminated World Chronicle
- Tales from the Late Medieval City
Af: Nina Rowe
Engelsk Hardback

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A look into an enchanting, underexplored genre of illustrated manuscripts that reveals new insights into urban life in the Middle Ages In this innovative study, Nina Rowe examines a curious genre of illustrated book that gained popularity among the newly emergent middle class of late medieval cities. These illuminated World Chronicles, produced in the Bavarian and Austrian regions from around 1330 to 1430, were the popular histories of their day, telling tales from the Bible, ancient mythology, and the lives of emperors in animated, vernacular verse, enhanced by dynamic images. Rowe’s appraisal of these understudied books presents a rich world of storytelling modes, offering unprecedented insight into the non-noble social strata in a transformative epoch. Through a multidisciplinary approach, Rowe also shows how illuminated World Chronicles challenge the commonly held view of the Middle Ages as socially stagnant and homogeneously pious. Beautifully illustrated and backed by abundant and accessible analyses of social, economic, and political conditions, this book highlights the engaging character of secular literature during the late medieval era and the relationship of illustrated books to a socially diverse and vibrant urban sphere.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
220
ISBN-13:
9780300247046
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0300247044
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
24 nov 2020
Længde:
23mm
Bredde:
291mm
Højde:
226mm
Forlag:
Yale University Press
Oplagsdato:
24 nov 2020
Forfatter(e):
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