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Gislebertus
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England in the Early Middle Ages
A selection of primary source material in translation, supplemented by a substantial body of especially chosen photographic and visual materials. Some 130 items and 40 illustrations cover: Vikings in England, Alfred the Great (849-899), Reconquest of the Danelaw, Pre-Conquest Church, Ethelred II and Cnut, Reign of the Confessor (1042-1066), Norman Conquest, Feudal Society, Reigns of William II and Henry I, Reign of Stephen (1135-1154), Reign of Henry II and its Sequel, The Church (1066-1216), Land and People.
Legends in Limestone
Whereas twelfth-century pilgrims flocked to the church of St-Lazare in Autun to visit the relics of its patron saint, present-day pilgrims journey there to admire its superb sculpture, said to have been created by the artist Gislebertus whose name is inscribed above one of the church doors. These two cults, of sculptor and of saint, form points of departure and arrival for Linda Seidel's study. Legends in Limestone reveals how "Gislebertus, sculptor" was discovered and subsequently sanctified over the course of the last century. Seidel makes a compelling case for the identification of the name with an ancestor of the local ducal family, invoked for his role in the acquisition of the precious relics. With the aid of evidence drawn from the richly carved decoration of the building, she demonstrates how medieval visitors would have read a different holy narrative in the church fabric, one that constructed before their eyes an account of their patron saint's life. Legends in Limestone, an absorbing study of one of France's most revered medieval monuments, provides fresh insights into modern and medieval interpretive practices.
Romanesque & Gothic
Too often overshadowed by the Renaissance, the High Middle Ages were a time of vibrant innovation and incredible achievement in European art and architecture. Gloria Fossi provides comprehensive surveys of the period's two major art movements or styles, highlighting the diversity of expression that both movements accommodated.
