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New Medieval Books: Out of Bounds

Out of Bounds: Exploring the Limits of Medieval Art

Edited by Pamela A. Patton and Maria Alessia Rossi

The Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN: 9780271094977

A collection of nine essays that tackle different ways for scholars to approach art, and suggest that they should go beyond traditional boundaries in how they study the subject where artworks, artists and artistic knowledge all moved around the medieval world.

Excerpt:

What are the boundaries of medieval culture? What geographical, cultural, or chronological parameters now direct our study of the Middle Ages? How do these limits reshape scholarly assumptions about medieval communities, identities, traditions, and interrelationships?

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Who is this book for?

This book is aimed at the academic community interested in medieval art, giving them examples of different ways of studying this topic. The nine essays have a broad range, so those examining those particular topics will want to read them as well.

The editors:

Pamela A. Patton is Director of the Index of Medieval Art at Princeton University. Maria Alessia Rossi is an Art History Specialist at Princeton University.

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