The Politics of Sanctity: Figurative Sculpture at Selles-Sur-Cher Tapa dura -

Hardback. New.

2020. 272 pages, 40 black & white and 200 colour illustrations. Hardback 28 x 20cms. ISBN: 9781912554362. Introducing the importance of the eleventh-century monastery at Selles-sur-Cher (Loir-et Cher) and its early Romanesque sculpture. The frieze at Selles is the earliest narrative frieze to remain since Antiquity and serves as a springboard for the examination of a range of important post-millennial developments. It represents a little known St Eusice, identified from a contemporary text, the 'Miracula Sancti Eusicii Confessoris' written by Letaldus of Micy, a local hagiographer. This frieze has been overlooked until now, not only because of its damaged condition but because it was interpreted as a provincial, late Romanesque work. Early twentieth century scholars followed Émile Mâle and Henri Focillon, placing it in the 12th century, over a century too late. The current study provides historical and stylistic evidence as clear proof of a date in the 1040s rather than the 1160s. Text in English.

Harvey Miller Pub, 2020. Hardcover. New. 320 pages. 11.20x9.10x0.90 inches.

Harvey Miller, 2021. hardcover. New. 11x9x0.

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