Snyder's Medieval Art

This remarkable text is broad in scope, providing a magnificent overview of medieval painting, sculpture, and architecture-in Italy, Byzantium, Germany, and France from the 4th to the 14th centuries-including Early Christian, Byzantine, Pre-Romanesque Hiberno-Saxon, Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque, and Gothic art. It explores familiar masterpieces such as the Bayeux Tapestry, the Book of Kells, Giotto's frescoes, and many less familiar treasures.NEW-Revised.~Reflects for students the newest trends in scholarship.NEW-An emphasis on patronage, function, and the reception of art.~Enables students to understand the culture in which the art was created.NEW-More information on Spanish and German art.~Allows students to compare the art from different cultures by examining the different media used.NEW-Islamic and Crusader art in the 12th and 13th centuries.~Provides students with an interesting perspective by which they can view the world and its inhabitants today.NEW-The addition of Late Byzantine and Russian art.~Provides students with a more comprehensive text.A concentration on the art of churches.~Explores for students the programs of decoration in the Early Christian basilica, the Byzantine domed churches, and the Gothic cathedral. Compares and contrasts.~Surveys for students the continuities as well as the changes in traditions of architecture, narrative arts (manuscripts) and iconic presentations (icons, sculptures, etc.). Numerous citations from contemporary writers of the period. ~Allows students to learn more about the artists, fostering understanding.Over 265 black and white illustrations and 430 colorplates. ~Provides students with a lively, visual text.