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OverviewAcross the nine thematic chapters of Experiencing Medieval Art, renowned art historian Herbert L. Kessler considers functional objects as well as paintings and sculptures; the circumstances, processes, and materials of production; the conflictual relationship between art objects and notions of an ineffable deity; the context surrounding medieval art; and questions of apprehension, aesthetics, and modern presentation. He also introduces the exciting discoveries and revelations that have revolutionized contemporary understanding of medieval art and identifies the vexing challenges that still remain. With 16 color plates and 81 images in all-including the stained glass of Chartres Cathedral, the mosaics of San Marco, and the Utrecht Psalter, as well as newly discovered works such as the frescoes in Rome's aula gotica and a twelfth-century aquamanile in Hildesheim-Experiencing Medieval Art makes the complex history of medieval art accessible for students of art history and scholars of medieval history, theology, and literature. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Herbert L. KesslerPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.520kg ISBN: 9781442600713ISBN 10: 1442600713 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 23 September 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews"""Incorporating abundant multilingual publications, this engaging study will serve as an indispensable reference book and catalyst for further inquiry. The figures and plates were well chosen and elaborated on throughout the work. It is laudatory that Kessler made such an encompassing study flow so seamlessly and invitingly."" -- Elizabeth Marie Sandoval, Williams College Museum of Art * <em>Journal of British Studies</em> * ""Experiencing Medieval Art taught me a great deal about medieval art. Its comprehensive index provides a useful starting point for doing research into individual topics like The Last Supper or a medium like stained glass and many more. Individual chapters might easily be assigned in an undergraduate classroom, or the work as a whole would serve any medievalist’s library well. It is an excellent resource for faculty wanting to speak more effectively about medieval material in their own classrooms."" -- Christina Francis, Bloomsburg University * <em>Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching</em> *" Incorporating abundant multilingual publications, this engaging study will serve as an indispensable reference book and catalyst for further inquiry. The figures and plates were well chosen and elaborated on throughout the work. It is laudatory that Kessler made such an encompassing study flow so seamlessly and invitingly. -- Elizabeth Marie Sandoval, Williams College Museum of Art * <em>Journal of British Studies</em> * Experiencing Medieval Art taught me a great deal about medieval art. Its comprehensive index provides a useful starting point for doing research into individual topics like The Last Supper or a medium like stained glass and many more. Individual chapters might easily be assigned in an undergraduate classroom, or the work as a whole would serve any medievalist's library well. It is an excellent resource for faculty wanting to speak more effectively about medieval material in their own classrooms. -- Christina Francis, Bloomsburg University * <em>Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching</em> * Incorporating abundant multilingual publications, this engaging study will serve as an indispensable reference book and catalyst for further inquiry. The figures and plates were well chosen and elaborated on throughout the work. It is laudatory that Kessler made such an encompassing study flow so seamlessly and invitingly. -- Elizabeth Marie Sandoval, Williams College Museum of Art * <em>Journal of British Studies</em> * A fascinating synthesis of scholarship on medieval art bringing to the fore the results of the newest research, this book will attract students in medieval art for generations to come. The beautiful design and many color images further enhance the appeal of this study. - Bissera V. Pentcheva, Department of Art & Art History, Stanford University Kessler offers readers a fresh, compelling, and multifaceted perspective on the breadth and depth of art and ideas about art in the medieval period. Packed with insights and provocations, Experiencing Medieval Art is a tour de force. - Aden Kumler, University of Chicago Nobody knows contemporary medieval art history like Herbert Kessler. In Experiencing Medieval Art, he brings his 2004 Seeing Medieval Art up to date in a way that only he could do, combining a sweeping review of major themes of strong current interest with an unsurpassed mastery of the recent literature. - Conrad Rudolph, Distinguished Professor, Department of the History of Art University of California, Riverside Author InformationHerbert L. Kessler is a professor emeritus in the Department of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University. 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