The image and its public in the Middle Ages : form and function of early paintings of the Passion

Excerpt from Kämpfende Herzen: Drei Erzählungen Wenige $agereiien hinter %intiochia' ha, mo hie lehten Qinhliiufcr he6 (c)ehirge6 {ich in hie große ii)tifthe (c)anhehene herlieren, liegen einanher givei ficinc (R)ügel in naher 9iachhaeichaft gegeniiber, fo hai; fie eine Qirt @ngpafa hilhen' meithet non hen eahem her Ilm gegenh "hie Worte her %iifte genannt mirh. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. New Forms Of Images In The Middle Ages -- The Portrait Of The Dead God (imago Pietatis) -- Functions Of Medieval Images -- Realism And Pictorial Rhetoric -- The Icon Of The Passion In Byzantium -- The Icon In The West : Its Reception During The Thirteenth Century In Italy -- Summary -- Appendix A : Pietatis And Imago Pietatis : The Image In Historical Accounts And Inscriptions -- Appendix B : Lament And Accusation : The Verse From Jeremiah In The Rhetoric Of The Middle Ages -- Appendix C : Western Art After 1204 : The Importation Of Relics And Icon. Hans Belting ; Translated By Mark Bartusis And Raymond Meyer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [271]-274) And Index. Acknowledgements Photo Credits Introduction New Forms of Images in the Middle Ages The Portrait of the Dead God (Imago Pietatis Functions of Medieval Images Realism and Pictoral Rhetoric The Icon of the Passion in Byzantium The Icon in the West: Its Reception During the Thirteenth Century in Italy Summary Appendices Pietatis and Imago Pietatis: The Image in Historical Accounts and Inscriptions Lament and Accusation: The Verse from Jeremiah in the Rhetoric of the Middle Ages Western Art after 1204: The Importation of Relics and Icon Literature Cited in Abbreviated Form Notes Bibliography List of Art Works Especially Mentioned in the Text Index