Stone, Flesh, Spirit : the Entombment of Christ in Late Medieval Burgundy and Champagne.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (251 pages)
- Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe Series ; v.2 .
- Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- The Origins of the Entombment of Christ -- Chapter 2 -- The Entombment of Christ: Echoes of the Performative Piety of the Sculpture at the Chartreuse de Champmol -- Chapter 3 -- The Entombment of Christ: The Absent Presence of the Resurrected Christ and the Holy Sepulcher -- Chapter 4 -- Hocus Pocus: The Entombment of Christ and Medieval Performance -- Chapter 5 -- Conclusion: The Entombments in the Context of Late Medieval Sculpture -- Bibliography -- Index.
The sculpted Entombment of Christ in Burgundy and Champagne is examined from various viewpoints in Stone, Flesh, Spirit. Whether invoking the Holy Sepulcher or pathos by proxy, the Entombments are a testament to the power of late medieval devotion.
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