Images, Iconoclasm, and the Carolingians
| Author | : Thomas F. X. Noble |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 506 |
| Release | : 2009-03-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 081224141X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780812241419 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (419 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Images, Iconoclasm, and the Carolingians by : Thomas F. X. Noble
Download or read book Images, Iconoclasm, and the Carolingians written by Thomas F. X. Noble and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2009-03-20 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In eight- and ninth-century Byzantium there arose a heated controversy over religious art, known as the "Iconoclastic Controversy." Analyzing hundreds of pages of art-texts, laws, letters, and poems, this book examines the wider context of the debate by providing the first comprehensive study of the Western response to Byzantine iconoclasm.
