{"product_id":"romanesque-tomb-effigies-shirin-fozi-9780271087191","title":"Romanesque Tomb Effigies: Death and Redemption in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200","description":"\u003cp\u003eFramed by evocative inscriptions, tumultuous historical events, and the ambiguities of Christian death, Romanesque tomb effigies were the first large-scale figural monuments for the departed in European art. In this book, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eShirin Fozi explores these provocative markers of life and death, establishing early tomb figures as a coherent genre that hinged upon histories of failure and frustrated ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn sharp contrast to later recumbent funerary figures, none of the known European tomb effigies made before circa 1180 were commissioned by the people they represented, and all of the identifiable examples of these tombs were dedicated to individuals whose legacies were fraught rather than triumphant. Fozi draws on this evidence to argue that Romanesque effigies were created to address social rather than individual anxieties: they compensated for defeat by converting local losses into an expectation of eternal victory, comforting the embarrassed heirs of those whose histories were marked by misfortune and offering compensation for the disappointments of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing numerous examples and engaging the visual, historical, and theological contexts that inform them, this groundbreaking work adds a fresh dimension to the study of monumental sculpture and the idea of the individual in the northern European Middle Ages. It will appeal to scholars of art history and medieval studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirin Fozi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271087196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271087191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shirin Fozi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986554061055,"sku":"9780271087191","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e6d87f95-325d-4cdc-b854-e0a4986f8386.jpg?v=1683284033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/romanesque-tomb-effigies-shirin-fozi-9780271087191","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}