{"product_id":"the-things-of-greater-importance-bernard-of-clairvauxs-apologia-and-the-medieval-attitude-toward-art-hardcover","title":"The Things of Greater Importance: Bernard of Clairvaux's Apologia and the Medieval Attitude Toward Art - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConrad Rudolph\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Things of Greater Importance\u003c\/i\u003e provides a close look into the social and cultural context of medieval art, primarily as expressed in Bernard of Clairvaux's \u003ci\u003eApologia\u003c\/i\u003e, the central document in the greatest artistic controversy to occur in the West prior to the Reformation and the most important source we have for understanding medieval attitudes toward art. Bernard wrote the \u003ci\u003eApologia\u003c\/i\u003e during the medieval efflorescence of monumental sculpture and stained glass, of advanced architecture, of pilgrimage art, of high Romanesque, and of the origins of Gothic art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRudolph places the \u003ci\u003eApologia\u003c\/i\u003e, traditionally seen as a condemnation either of all religious art or of all monastic art, in a broader context, using it to explore the role of art in medieval society. He shows that Bernard was interested in the impact of art on contemporary monasticism in a more complex way than previously believed. The book offers the most thorough study available of the theoretical basis of medieval art as it functioned in society; and its implications for the art of both the Romanesque and Gothic periods, which were spanned by Bernard's life, are significant.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eConrad Rudolph is Professor Medieval Art History at the University of California, Riverside, and is the author of several other books, including Pilgrimage to the End of the World: The Road to Santiago de Compostela.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457485652221,"sku":"9780812281811","price":175.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/dXVkV0QyZVpjWUU0Qjd6ZGdURHQ0UT09.webp?v=1777237875","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-things-of-greater-importance-bernard-of-clairvauxs-apologia-and-the-medieval-attitude-toward-art-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}