Phoenixes, Textiles, and Religious Paintings: Migration of an Oriental Motif Into the Late Medieval Catholic Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789004740969)

Vendor: Kunhang Li
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Phoenixes, Textiles, and Religious Paintings: Migration of an Oriental Motif Into the Late Medieval Catholic Culture

$92.00

Phoenixes, Textiles, and Religious Paintings: Migration of an Oriental Motif Into the Late Medieval Catholic Culture

$92.00
Format: Paperback
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Imagine a Chinese phoenix shimmering on a 14th-century silk chasuble or a 15th-century Italian painting. How did this exotic motif travel so far? This book traces the journey of fenghuang-themed silks along the Silk Road, their encounter with the Christian phoenix, and their use in Catholic liturgical vestments and depiction in religious painting. You discover how luxury textiles shaped sacred imagery and how a single motif was reinterpreted across cultures. Featuring images of rarely shown religious paintings and textiles, this study opens a vivid window onto cultural-religious exchange, artistic adaptation, and the dynamics of the medieval luxury market, offering fresh insights into East-West dialogue.

Author: Kunhang Li,Wim François
ISBN-10: 9004740961
ISBN-13: 9789004740969
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2026
Format: Paperback
By Kunhang Li
By Kunhang Li
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Kunhang Li Ph.D. (2026), Donghua University. Her research specializes in the cultural exchange of textiles along the medieval Silk Road and the study of textile iconography. She has authored several academic articles on 14th-century animal-themed textile patterns.

Wim François, Ph.D. and STD (2004), is Professor of Church and Theology and Academic Librarian of the Maurits Sabbe Library, at KU Leuven. He has published extensively on the Bible and theology, as well as on material culture in late medieval and early modern Catholicism.

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