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The throne of wisdom: wood sculptures of the Madonna in Romanesque France

Ilene H. Forsyth
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  • Contents

  • Reviews

  • Frontmatter
  • List of Illustrations (page ix)
  • Preface (page xvii)
  • Introduction (page 1)
  • CHAPTER I. The Character of the Sculptures (page 8)
    • Materials and Technique (page 10)
    • "Black Virgins" (page 20)
    • Iconography (page 22)
  • CHAPTER II. Function (page 31)
    • The Throne of Wisdom as a Reliquary (page 31)
    • Location of the Statue in the Church (page 38)
    • Processions (page 40)
    • Secular Practices and Popular Attitudes (page 45)
    • Devotional Practices and Miraculous Immunities (page 48)
    • Liturgical Drama (page 49)
    • Conclusion (page 60)
  • CHAPTER III. Origins: The Throne of Wisdom Statue and the Revival of Freestanding Sculpture (page 61)
    • Pagan Mother Goddesses (page 62)
    • The Christian Iconographic Tradition (page 65)
    • The Revival of Freestanding Sculpture and the Cult of Relics (page 67)
    • The Throne (page 86)
    • Conclusion (page 90)
  • CHAPTER IV. Statues of the Throne of Wisdom Prior to 1100 (page 92)
    • Literary Evidence (page 92)
    • Extant Examples (page 112)
    • Conclusion (page 133)
  • CHAPTER V. The Twelfth Century (page 134)
    • Regional Styles (page 134)
    • Conclusion (page 152)
  • Register of Principal Examples (page 156)
  • Appendix I (page 205)
  • Appendix II (page 207)
  • Selected Bibliography (page 209)
  • Index (page 219)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
AB 57.4 (Dec. 1975): 576-577 http://www.jstor.org/stable/3049442
JTS 25.1 (Apr. 1974): 199-201 http://www.jstor.org/stable/23962273
SP 50.1 (Jan. 1975): 108-112 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2856519
AJ 34.1 (Autumn 1974): 86+88 http://www.jstor.org/stable/775879
Citable Link
Published: c1972
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN(s)
  • 9780691038377 (hardcover)
  • 9780691196725 (ebook)
  • 9780691655741 (paper)
Subject
  • Art History
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