The Ages of Man: Medieval Interpretations of the Life Cycle

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Ages of Man: Medieval Interpretations of the Life Cycle
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Elizabeth Sears
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 203
Category/GenreByzantine and medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400
Human figures depicted in art
ISBN/Barcode 9780691655598
ClassificationsDewey:704.942094
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 February 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

Elizabeth Sears here combines rich visual material and textual evidence to reveal the sophistication, warmth, and humor of medieval speculations about the ages of man. Medieval artists illustrated this theme, establishing the convention that each of life's phases in turn was to be represented by the figure of a man (or, rarely, a woman) who reveale