Art and beauty in the Middle Ages

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 1986. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Yale Nota bene. Physical description: x, 131 pages ; 20 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-129) and index. Translation of: Sviluppo dell'estetica medievale, a chapter in Momenti e problemi di storia dell'estetica, v.1 (1959). Translated from the Italian. Contents: The medieval aesthetic sensibility -- Transcendental beauty -- The aesthetics of proportion -- The aesthetics of light -- Symbol and allegory -- Aesthetic perception -- The aesthetics of the organism -- Development and decline of the aesthetics of the organism -- Theories of art -- Inspiration and the status of art -- Conclusion. Subjects: Aesthetics, Medieval; Art, European; Aesthetics History; Beauty; European visual arts; Art Medieval.