Publisher's Synopsis
""Legends of the Monastic Orders as Represented in the Fine Arts"" by Jameson, Mrs. Anna is a book that explores the stories and legends of various monastic orders depicted in art throughout history. The author examines the symbolism and iconography used in these artworks, providing insight into the beliefs and practices of the different orders. The book covers a range of orders, including the Benedictines, Cistercians, Dominicans, and Franciscans, as well as lesser-known orders such as the Carthusians and the Brigittines. With over 150 illustrations, the book is a visual feast, showcasing some of the most beautiful and significant religious art from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of monasticism, art, and religion.1863. Forming the second series of Sacred and Legendary Art. Anna Jameson, a British writer, strives to interpret those works of Art which the churches and galleries of the Continent, and our own rich collections, have rendered familiar to us as objects of taste, while they have remained unappreciated as subjects of thought; to show that, while we have been satisfied to regard sacred pictures merely as decorations, valued more for the names appended to them than for their own sakes, we have not sufficiently considered them as books-as poems-as having a vitality of their own for good and for evil, and that thus we have shut out a vast source of delight and improvement, which lay in the way of many, even the most uninstructed in the technicalities of Art. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
