Romanesque Tomb Effigies: Death and Redemption in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200

by Shirin Fozi

Framed by evocative inscriptions, tumultuous historical events, and the ambiguities of Christian death, Romanesque tomb effigies were the first large-scale figural monuments for the departed in European art. In this book, Shirin Fozi explores these provocative markers of life and death, establishing early tomb figures as a coherent genre that hinged upon histories of failure and frustrated ambition.

In sharp contrast to later recumbent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271087196
• ISBN13: 9780271087191
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 10.2"