Death In The Middle Ages: Mortality, Judgment And Remembrance
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A richly illustrated cultural and historical study, Death in the Middle Ages: Mortality, Judgment and Remembrance presents a sweeping examination of how medieval society understood, ritualised, and memorialised death. T.S.R. Boase chronicles the theological, artistic, and social dimensions of mortality in the medieval world, drawing on manuscripts, sculpture, painting, and ecclesiastical traditions to illustrate how death permeated every aspect of life. The work details the Church's powerful role in shaping beliefs around judgment and the afterlife, from the terror of damnation to the promise of salvation, as reflected in art and architecture across Europe. Written with scholarly authority yet accessible in tone, it remains an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the medieval mind's profound preoccupation with mortality and the hereafter.
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A richly illustrated cultural and historical study, Death in the Middle Ages: Mortality, Judgment and Remembrance presents a sweeping examination of how medieval society understood, ritualised, and memorialised death. T.S.R. Boase chronicles the theological, artistic, and social dimensions of mortality in the medieval world, drawing on manuscripts, sculpture, painting, and ecclesiastical traditions to illustrate how death permeated every aspect of life. The work details the Church's powerful role in shaping beliefs around judgment and the afterlife, from the terror of damnation to the promise of salvation, as reflected in art and architecture across Europe. Written with scholarly authority yet accessible in tone, it remains an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the medieval mind's profound preoccupation with mortality and the hereafter.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A richly illustrated cultural and historical study, Death in the Middle Ages: Mortality, Judgment and Remembrance presents a sweeping examination of how medieval society understood, ritualised, and memorialised death. T.S.R. Boase chronicles the theological, artistic, and social dimensions of mortality in the medieval world, drawing on manuscripts, sculpture, painting, and ecclesiastical traditions to illustrate how death permeated every aspect of life. The work details the Church's powerful role in shaping beliefs around judgment and the afterlife, from the terror of damnation to the promise of salvation, as reflected in art and architecture across Europe. Written with scholarly authority yet accessible in tone, it remains an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the medieval mind's profound preoccupation with mortality and the hereafter.
