Images of Thomas Becket in the Middle Ages and Beyond: The Uses and Reception of a Celebrity Saint
Edited by Alyce A. Jordan and Kay Brainerd Slocum
The Boydell Press
ISBN: 978 1 83765 044 6
When Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170, he was instantly transformed into one of the most prominent figures in medieval Christianity. His image spread widely across Europe, appearing in manuscripts, sculptures, stained glass windows, and other forms of material culture. This book brings together 11 essays that explore how Becket was represented, remembered, and venerated through these visual and physical media.
Excerpt:
The present collection builds upon this recent body of scholarship. It embraces the expanded framework of visual and material culture studies to explore a spectrum of objects executed in a broad range of media and takes as its organising principle the dual foci of use and reception. In so doing, this collection seeks to explore the distinctive ways in which individual patrons and larger ecclesiastical, monastic, royal, and civic bodies invoked depictions of the Canterbury martyr and how these myriad portrayals might have been experienced by different viewing audiences. This twofold emphasis on use and reception encompasses both Becket imagery and the media in which that imagery was realized.
Who is this book for?
For those interested in the life and legacy of Thomas Becket, this volume offers a valuable collection of scholarship. The individual essays will also appeal to readers studying manuscripts, stained glass, pilgrimage, and other artistic expressions within medieval Christianity.
The Editors
Alyce A. Jordan is Professor Emeritus at Northern Arizona University. Kay Brainerd Slocum is Emerita Professor at Capital University. Both have extensively researched and published on Becket.
Images of Thomas Becket in the Middle Ages and Beyond: The Uses and Reception of a Celebrity Saint
Edited by Alyce A. Jordan and Kay Brainerd Slocum
The Boydell Press
ISBN: 978 1 83765 044 6
When Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170, he was instantly transformed into one of the most prominent figures in medieval Christianity. His image spread widely across Europe, appearing in manuscripts, sculptures, stained glass windows, and other forms of material culture. This book brings together 11 essays that explore how Becket was represented, remembered, and venerated through these visual and physical media.
Excerpt:
The present collection builds upon this recent body of scholarship. It embraces the expanded framework of visual and material culture studies to explore a spectrum of objects executed in a broad range of media and takes as its organising principle the dual foci of use and reception. In so doing, this collection seeks to explore the distinctive ways in which individual patrons and larger ecclesiastical, monastic, royal, and civic bodies invoked depictions of the Canterbury martyr and how these myriad portrayals might have been experienced by different viewing audiences. This twofold emphasis on use and reception encompasses both Becket imagery and the media in which that imagery was realized.
Who is this book for?
For those interested in the life and legacy of Thomas Becket, this volume offers a valuable collection of scholarship. The individual essays will also appeal to readers studying manuscripts, stained glass, pilgrimage, and other artistic expressions within medieval Christianity.
The Editors
Alyce A. Jordan is Professor Emeritus at Northern Arizona University. Kay Brainerd Slocum is Emerita Professor at Capital University. Both have extensively researched and published on Becket.
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