In the beauty of holiness: art and the Bible in Western culture
Art and worship to 1500. Beauty and holiness as terms of art -- The paradoxical beauty of the cross -- Beauty and proportion in the sanctuary -- The beauty of light -- The beauty of holiness alfresco -- Beauty on the altar -- Art and the Bible after 1500. Beauty, power, and doctrine -- Beauty and th...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Reviews: | In the Beauty of Holiness: Art and the Bible in Western Culture, David Lyle Jeffrey, Eerdmans, 2017 (ISBN 978-0-8028-7470-2), xxiv + 424 pp., hb 49 (2018) (Gordon, Joseph K.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Western world
/ Bible
/ Christian art
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and art
B Christian art and symbolism |
| Summary: | Art and worship to 1500. Beauty and holiness as terms of art -- The paradoxical beauty of the cross -- Beauty and proportion in the sanctuary -- The beauty of light -- The beauty of holiness alfresco -- Beauty on the altar -- Art and the Bible after 1500. Beauty, power, and doctrine -- Beauty and the eye of the beholder -- Romantic religion and the sublime -- Art after belief -- Art against belief -- Return of the transcendentals |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-409) and index |
| ISBN: | 0802874703 |