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medieval visual humour
wit and humour in the art of the middle ages
Product details
- ISBN 9780750927734
- Weight: 660g
- Dimensions: 210 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 10 Mar 2004
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The art and architecture of the Middle Ages teem with humour. From the painting of a poacher roasted over a spit by a rabbit to an image of angels and devils weighing souls and both cheating, the author shows some of the most delightful examples of medieval visual humour.
Janetta Rebold Benton is Professor of Art History at Pace University, New York. She is the author of Arts and ulture, The Medieval Menagerie and Holy Terrors. Gargoyles on Medieval buildings and is a regular lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institute.
