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An examination of interactions between sight and hearing in Italian church decoration from 1260-1320. Giotto and other artists used naturalism to activate worshipers' spiritual listening, a source of anxiety for authorities in this ""age of vision."" This book has received the Weiss-Brown Publication Subvention Award from the Newberry Library, supporting the publication of outstanding works on European civilization before 1700 in the areas of music, theater, French or Italian literature, and cultural studies.

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Author:   Matthew G. Shoaf
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   55
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9789004415003

ISBN 10:   9004415009
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   24 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Introduction: An Unheard Art  1 Knowing Hearing  2 Hearing Eclipsed  3 Shapers of Ears  4 Monumental Sounds 1 Listening Up  1 Aural Sensitivities  2 Lost Hearing  3 Great Listeners 2 The Ear, Estranged  1 Seeing Listening  2 Ear Blindness  3 Stasis and Significance 3 A Feast for the Ears  1 Giotto’s The Wedding Feast at Cana  2 Scale of Listening  3 Rebirth through the Ear  4 Aural Ambitions 4 Sound Restoration  1 Nicola Pisano’s Pulpit in Pisa  2 Raising Voices  3 Silenced Skeptic  4 Antique Resonance  5 Muted Clergy  6 Sculptural Ephpheta! 5 Higher Fidelity  1 The Isaac Frescoes in Assisi  2 Return of the Repressed Sense  3 Aural Ancestry  4 Hidden by Sight  5 Auditory Interests Conclusion: Humbling Sight Bibliography Index

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Matthew G. Shoaf, Ph.D. (2003, University of Chicago) is a former Associate Professor of Art History at Ursinus College. He has published articles on art and sound in Word & Image and has edited several books.

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