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Imago Mortis

by Ashby Kinch

Death in literatureDeath in artArt, medievalLiterature, medieval, history and criticismVisual communicationMiddle agesEurope, intellectual lifeEurope, social conditions

In Imago Mortis: Mediating Images of Death in Late Medieval Culture, Ashby Kinch argues that late medieval artists, writers, and patrons creatively adapted conventional death iconography in ways that ultimately affirm theiir artistic, social and political identities.

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Book data: Open Library