The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Art

ISBN-13: 9780367734398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 398 str.

Robin M. Jensen; Mark D. Ellison

Opis

The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Art surveys a broad spectrum of Christian art produced from the late second through the sixth centuries.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Emergence and Character of Early Christian Art, Robin M. Jensen;Part I: Media; 2. Catacomb Painting and the Rise of Christian Iconography in Funerary Art, Norbert Zimmermann; 3. Christian Sarcophagi from Rome, Jutta Dresken-Weiland; 4. Early Christian Sarcophagi outside of Rome, Guntram Koch; 5. Freestanding Sculpture, Heidi J. Hornik; 6. Christian Wall Mosaics and the Creation of Sacred Space, Sean V. Leatherbury; 7. Christian Floor Mosaics: Modes of Study and Potential Meanings, Rina Talgam; 8. Gold Glass in Late Antiquity, Susan Walker; 9. Engraved Gems and Amulets, Jeffrey Spier; 10. Reliquaries and the Cult of Relics in Late Antiquity, Erik Thunø; 11. Ceramics in the Early Christian World, John J. Herrmann, Jr. and Annewies van den Hoek; 12. Panel Paintings and Early Christian Icons, Katherine Marsengill; 13. Christian Ivories: Containment, Manipulation, and the Creation of Meaning, Niamh Bhalla; 14. Textiles: The Emergence of a Christian Identity in Cloth, Jennifer L. Ball; 15. Early Christian Silver: Sacred and Domestic, Ruth Leader-Newby; 16. Early Christian Illuminated Manuscripts, Dorothy Verkerk; Part II: Themes; 17. Early Christian Art and Ritual, Michael Peppard; 18. Picturing the Passion, Felicity Harley-McGowan; 19. Miracles and Art, Lee M. Jefferson; 20. “Secular” Portraits, Identity, and the Christianization of the Roman Household, Mark D. Ellison; 21. The Mosaics of Ravenna, Deborah Mauskopf Deliyannis; 22. Early Christian Art and Archaeology in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Rome, Janet Huskinson; 23. “Early” “Christian” “Art”, Robert Couzin; Index

O autorze

Robin M. Jensen is the Patrick O’Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, USA, and a member of the faculty of Medieval Institute and the Department of Art, Art History, and Design. Her published work explores the intersection of early Christian iconography, ecclesial architecture, ritual practices, and theological discourse.

Mark D. Ellison is an associate professor in the Department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University, USA. He received a Ph.D. and M.A. from Vanderbilt University, USA, in Early Christianity and Early Christian Art, and an M.A. from the University of South Florida, USA, in Religious Studies (Biblical Archaeology).