This volume is a rich resource for the study of time as represented by the signs of the zodiac and occupations of the months, documented in the comprehensive files of the Index of Christian Art at Princeton University.
The measurement and documentation of time has been a universal issue since the dawn of civilization-and no more so than in the medieval period, when images representing the signs of the zodiac and occupations of the months were commonly used. Nature and the occupations or labors that each month brought were reflected in earthly calendars, while the movements of the heavens and their impact on mankind were recorded in the signs of the zodiac. The changing compositions that were used to represent these twin calendars in several hundred works of art are documented in this volume, which provides an unrivaled visual record for the student and scholar.
| ISBN: | 9780976820239 |
| Publication date: | 26th February 2007 |
| Author: | Colum Hourihane |
| Publisher: | The Index of Christian Art, Princeton University an imprint of the Index of Christian Art, Princeton University |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 328 pages |
| Genres: |
History of art |
This volume is a rich resource for the study of time as represented by the signs of the zodiac and occupations of the months, documented in the comprehensive files of the Index of Christian Art at Princeton University.
The measurement and documentation of time has been a universal issue since the dawn of civilization-and no more so than in the medieval period, when images representing the signs of the zodiac and occupations of the months were commonly used. Nature and the occupations or labors that each month brought were reflected in earthly calendars, while the movements of the heavens and their impact on mankind were recorded in the signs of the zodiac. The changing compositions that were used to represent these twin calendars in several hundred works of art are documented in this volume, which provides an unrivaled visual record for the student and scholar.
Time in the Medieval World features in the following genres: History of art
Time in the Medieval World is available in Paperback
Time in the Medieval World was written by Colum Hourihane and published by The Index of Christian Art, Princeton University an imprint of the Index of Christian Art, Princeton University
Time in the Medieval World has 328 pages