The Cross in the Visual Culture of Late Antique Egypt

The Cross in the Visual Culture of Late Antique Egypt
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9789004430518
ISBN-13 : 9004430512
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Download or read book The Cross in the Visual Culture of Late Antique Egypt written by Gillian Spalding-Stracey and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Cross in the Visual Culture of Late Antique Egypt Gillian Spalding-Stracey brings the design of crosses in monastic and ecclesiastical settings to the fore. Visual representations of the Holy Cross are often so ubiquitous in Christian art that they are often overlooked as artistic devices themselves. This volume offers an exploration of the variety of designs and associated imagery by which the Cross was expressed across the Egyptian landscape in late antiquity. A survey of locations and images leads to an analysis of artistic influences, possible symbolism, variance across time and place and the contextual use of the motif. Gillian Spalding-Stracey provides the reader with an art-historical perspective of the socio-cultural situation in Egypt at the time.


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