Faces of Power and Piety
The Medieval Imagination
Medieval History
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Erik Inglis
British Library 2008
Hardback 96 pages Illustrated 
0712309810 | 9780712309813 |  Product code: 85109  
Reproduced from manuscripts in the British Library collections, the faces featured in this book reveal how medieval portraits almost invert modern expectations. Instead of physical appearance and personality, medieval artists emphasized their subjects' power and piety, capturing not a single moment in their lives, but how they wished to be remembered for posterity. Medieval art historian Erik Inglis discusses 76 manuscript illuminations depicting saints, the Virgin, historical and biblical figures and contemporary rulers. The Medieval Imagination series.
 
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