{"product_id":"art-and-society-in-the-georges-duby-9780745621739","title":"Art and Society in the Middle Ages","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis short book concisely illustrates the difference between our purely aesthetic pleasure in a piece of art and the original functional purpose of that artwork. The medieval artist was a craftsman whose job was to produce art to order, as an offering to God, as a teaching aid to the population, or as an emblem of a secular or ecclesiastical wealth and authority. The Bayeaux Tapestry is just one example of art intended to teach a lesson and reflect power. Duby ranges widely across Europe, from the fifth to the fifteenth century, choosing examples to illustrate his theme - Visigothic dress fittings, Anglo-Saxon abbeys and manuscripts and shows the affects of the Vikings on art - in the way that a master can. The book concludes with the wealthy patrons of early Renaissance Europe who were the first collectors of art. A detailed chronology and bibliography accompanies the discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georges Duby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745621732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745621739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 5.98w x 0.62d","brand":"Georges Duby","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059618869503,"sku":"9780745621739","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f707417-fcb9-455f-bb1f-c3eec9c84258.jpg?v=1685059320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/art-and-society-in-the-georges-duby-9780745621739","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}