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Shades of Meaning: Shadows in Medieval Manuscript Illumination
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Are there shadows in medieval art? Studies on the role of shadows in art history have either glanced over or ignored the medieval period, yet people of the Middle Ages certainly saw and thought about shadows and recorded their ideas about these phenomena in texts and images.
This book examines references to shadows in science, religion, and folklore of the Middle Ages. Through the lens of fifteenth-century manuscript painting, it investigates visual, metaphorical, and supernatural shadows in art to discover what shadows meant to the medieval viewer.
This book examines references to shadows in science, religion, and folklore of the Middle Ages. Through the lens of fifteenth-century manuscript painting, it investigates visual, metaphorical, and supernatural shadows in art to discover what shadows meant to the medieval viewer.
Dominique DeLuca, Ph.D. (2020, Case Western Reserve University), is a Lecturer of Art History at The University of Vermont. She has published contributions on medieval art in edited volumes and museum catalogues.
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Notes on Permissions
1 An Introduction to Medieval Shadows
2 The Medieval Language of Shadows
3 Shadows as Extensions of People and Power
4 Shadows as Liminal Borders and Gateways
5 Supernatural Shadows
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures
Notes on Permissions
1 An Introduction to Medieval Shadows
2 The Medieval Language of Shadows
3 Shadows as Extensions of People and Power
4 Shadows as Liminal Borders and Gateways
5 Supernatural Shadows
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
The primary reader is a scholar or student of medieval art history. Other readers may include art history scholars or students, and medievalist scholars or students. Readers interested in medieval culture in general may also find this book appealing.