Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art (Praeger Series on the Middle Ages)

__Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art__ provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the work done by artists in western Europe during the Middle Ages. Art historian Janetta Rebold Benton uses examples such as the __Book of KellS≪/i>, __Bury Saint Edmunds CrosS≪/i>, and the __Bayeux Tapestry__, and the work of artists such as Jan van Eyck and Giotto to explore the various media available to medieval artists and the ways in which those media were used to create a stunning array of masterworks.____ ____Although the visual arts of the Middle Ages were extremely colorful, today much of that color has diminished or disappeared, the pigments and threads faded, the gold abraded, the silver tarnished. __Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art__ allows these works to sparkle once more.____ Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 Illustrations 10 Acknowledgments 18 Introduction 20 Chapter 1 Manuscript Illumination: Miniature Masterpieces 26 Chapter 2 Painting on Wooden Panels: Egg Tempera, the Introduction of Oil 50 Chapter 3 Painting on Walls and Ceilings: Fresco Secco and Fresco Buono 68 Chapter 4 Mosaic: Sparkling Surfaces 94 Chapter 5 Ivory Carving: Elephant and Walrus Tusk 122 Chapter 6 Metal, Wood, and Stone 142 Chapter 7 Enamel: Cloisonné and Champlevé 190 Chapter 8 Stained Glass: Windows of Colored Light 210 Chapter 9 Tapestry and Other Textiles: Adept with Warp and Weft 232 Chapter 10 Secular Clothing: Fit for a King and Queen 252 Chapter 11 Ecclesiastical Vestments: Higher Fashion 278 Chapter 12 Armor: Dressed to Kill 296 Conclusion 318 Suggested Reading 322 Index 328 A 328 B 329 C 330 D 332 E 332 F 333 G 333 H 334 I 335 J 335 K 336 L 336 M 336 N 338 O 338 P 339 Q 340 R 340 S 340 T 343 U 343 V 344 W 344 X 344 9780275994181 A comprehensive and informed analysis explores the startlingly diverse and sophisticated fine arts in the Middle Ages. Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the work done by artists in western Europe during the Middle Ages. Art historian Janetta Rebold Benton uses examples such as the Book of Kells , Bury Saint Edmunds Cross , and the Bayeux Tapestry , and the work of artists such as Jan van Eyck and Giotto to explore the various media available to medieval artists and the ways in which those media were used to create a stunning array of masterworks. Although the visual arts of the Middle Ages were extremely colorful, today much of that color has diminished or disappeared, the pigments and threads faded, the gold abraded, the silver tarnished. Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art allows these works to sparkle once more.