The Allegory of the Church: Romanesque Portals and Their Verse Inscriptions

by Calvin B. Kendall

Book Overview

Verse inscriptions in stone appeared in abundance on the fa ades of Romanesque churches in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Marking the place where medieval worshippers were transported from secular to sacred space, portal verse inscriptions provide important, and often overlooked, insights into the dynamic function of the portals and their art.

The Allegory of the Church is the first full-length study of Romanesque verse inscriptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442613092
• ISBN13: 9781442613096
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 457 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"