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Fools, Devils, and Alchemy: Secular Images in the Monastery
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe fool is one of the most popular and stable character types throughout cultures and times. This is especially true of medieval Europe. The fool, sometimes a jester, sometimes a clown or a trickster, is always recognizable through his abnormal appearance. -
St Augustine Was Eaten by a Bear: Book Production in Carthusian Monasteries
Posted on November 10, 2012 | No CommentsSo stop reading and lets think about physical appearance: what does it look like, what does it feel like, what does it smell like. -
The charterhouse of Nonenque: a discussion of an existing medieval nunnery in the context of Carthusian architecture
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe charterhouse of Nonenque: a discussion of an existing medieval nunnery in the context of Carthusian architecture Steyn, Carol South African Journal of Art History, vol. 21, no.1 (2006) Abstract... -
Geometers at Brou: Architecture and ornament in Spain, Brabant and Western Europe around 1500
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsGeometers at Brou: Architecture and ornament in Spain, Brabant and Western Europe around 1500 Kavaler, Ethan Matt (University of Toronto) Brou, a European Monument in the early Renaissance (2009) Abstract In...
