{"product_id":"body-language-the-body-in-medieval-art-9789462085992","title":"Body Language: The Body in Medieval Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlood, guts and mortality: the unique convergence of fleshliness and devotion in medieval art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnatomical oddities abound in medieval artworks: headless saints who walk around seemingly unperturbed by such injuries, distinctly yonic wounds and a depiction of Jesus being crushed like a grape are only a few examples of the medieval artist's intriguing perception of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result of the University of Amsterdam's multiyear research project on representations of the human body in late medieval art, \u003ci\u003eBody Language\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a collection of surprising artworks and a reflection on the role of the human body in a devotional context. From 1300 to 1500, artists participated in a culture that emphasized the crudest, most human elements of the Biblical stories depicted, blood, guts and all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing a beautiful die-cut cover, this volume demonstrates the raw passion and vivid theological beliefs conveyed through illustrations that may now be considered disturbing or bizarre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom severed heads to sensual relics, bearded ladies to wandering genitals, this lively and richly illustrated book animates the intersection between medieval understandings of the body and the materiality of Catholic devotion with a wit and playfulness that will surely appeal to students, scholars, and general readers alike. -Marisa Anne Bass, Yale University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14164205\"\u003eWendelien Van Welie-Vink\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nai010 Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.40h x 9.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789462085992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9462085994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART015070\"\u003eHistory | Medieval\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART050010\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Human Figure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nai010 Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51145246834975,"sku":"9789462085992","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/body-language-the-body-in-medieval-art-9789462085992","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}