Pygmalion's power Romanesque sculpture, the senses, and religious experience / Thomas E.A. Dale.

Author/creator Dale, Thomas E. A., 1961-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press [2019]
Descriptionxii, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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Subjects

Contents Living statues : the crucifix and Throne of wisdom -- The naked and the nude : from theological ideal to sexual fantasy -- Sculpted portraits : convention and real presence -- Beautiful deformity and deformed beauty : the monstrous and deformed -- Renewing the temple : living stones and embodied theophanies.
Abstract "Explores how the distinctive formal and material qualities of a range of Romanesque sculpture types stimulated multisensory religious experiences. Emphasizes the power of these sculptures to "come alive" in ritual and produce emotional responses for Christians of the time"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019021346
ISBN9780271083452 (cloth)

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