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Gislebertus, Sculptor of Autun (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Gislebertus, Sculptor of Autun Saulieu: Christ's Appearance to St. Mary Magdalen (cf. Pl. 21) Saulieu: The Suicide of Judas (cf. Pl. 17) 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.
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.
The Oeuvre of Gislebertus and Sculptural Practice in Saint-Lazare at Autun
Ultimately, the research in this dissertation questions the atelier system and moves scholarly understanding of it forward with expanded thinking. In doing so, this dissertation revitalizes inquiry into the works of a well-known sculptor who to this day remains a leading figure in medieval art history.
