Medieval History
I hope you've had happy holidays. It was a mixed bag at our house, but I'm glad to say with all the brouhaha over, I can finally devote some time to this blog again....More images from the LTPSC Book of Hours..
This is just a detail on one of the pages. Marvelous detail, considering that this image represents maybe and inch and a half on the page. Shimmering gold!
- Who Were The Three Wise Men Of Christmas?
Of all the characters who appear in the Gospel accounts of Jesus' birth, the "Three Wise Men" are by far the most fascinating. Even someone who has never cracked open a Bible is very likely to know about the Wise Men, the star they followed and the...
- Ltpsc Book Of Hours: Mystery Saint(?), And The Gaze In Medieval Art
My education at Brigham Young University's Art History undergraduate and graduate department was excellent. Their academic focus is to teach students a general knowledge of all areas of Art History. This has both good and bad effects; I feel as competent...
- Ltpsc Book Of Hours: Mary's Divine Coronation, Betrayal Of Judas, Holy Ghost Descends. Plus A Small Smattering Of Strawberries.
Mary's coronation by Father in Heaven, attended by angels. Mmm, that red, pendulous fold of fabric hanging from the throne are bed curtains. I'm always curious about why these have such prominent position in so many northern works...
- The Stave Church Paintings, Medieval Art From Norway
I finally found some images of interior paintings in a few stave churches in Norway. They are primarily paintings from altars, painted in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and most no longer in situ. These images come from The Stave Church...
- Medieval Vestment Recycling In Exeter
I came across the following images the other day. They are of a funerary pall from St Mary Arches in Exeter, now in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in the city. The pall is post-Reformation and is recycled from elements of pre-Reformation vestments,...
Medieval History
LTPSC: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, Flight into Egypt, and a detail
I hope you've had happy holidays. It was a mixed bag at our house, but I'm glad to say with all the brouhaha over, I can finally devote some time to this blog again....More images from the LTPSC Book of Hours..
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
Flight into Egypt
- Who Were The Three Wise Men Of Christmas?
Of all the characters who appear in the Gospel accounts of Jesus' birth, the "Three Wise Men" are by far the most fascinating. Even someone who has never cracked open a Bible is very likely to know about the Wise Men, the star they followed and the...
- Ltpsc Book Of Hours: Mystery Saint(?), And The Gaze In Medieval Art
My education at Brigham Young University's Art History undergraduate and graduate department was excellent. Their academic focus is to teach students a general knowledge of all areas of Art History. This has both good and bad effects; I feel as competent...
- Ltpsc Book Of Hours: Mary's Divine Coronation, Betrayal Of Judas, Holy Ghost Descends. Plus A Small Smattering Of Strawberries.
Mary's coronation by Father in Heaven, attended by angels. Mmm, that red, pendulous fold of fabric hanging from the throne are bed curtains. I'm always curious about why these have such prominent position in so many northern works...
- The Stave Church Paintings, Medieval Art From Norway
I finally found some images of interior paintings in a few stave churches in Norway. They are primarily paintings from altars, painted in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and most no longer in situ. These images come from The Stave Church...
- Medieval Vestment Recycling In Exeter
I came across the following images the other day. They are of a funerary pall from St Mary Arches in Exeter, now in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in the city. The pall is post-Reformation and is recycled from elements of pre-Reformation vestments,...