Ladder of Shadows: Reflecting on Medieval Vestige in Provence and Languedoc

by Gustaf Sobin

Bits of late Roman coinage, the mutilated torso of a marble Venus, blue debris from an early medieval glassworks, and the powder rasped from the reputed tomb of Mary Magdalene--these tantalizing mementos of human history found scattered throughout the landscape of southeastern France are the points of departure for Gustaf Sobin's lyrical narrative. A companion volume to his acclaimed Luminous Debris, Ladder of Shadows picks up where the former...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520253353
• ISBN13: 9780520253353
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"