An innovatory exploration of art and visual culture. Through carefully chosen themes and topics rather than through a general survey; the volumes approach the process of looking at works of art in terms of their audiences; functions and cross-cultural contexts. While focused on painting; sculpture and architecture; it also explores a wide range of visual culture in a variety of media and methods."1000-1600: Medieval to Renaissance" includes essays on key themes of Medieval and Renaissance art; including the theory and function of religious art and a generic analysis of art at court. Explorations cover key canonical artists such as Simone Martini and Botticelli and key monuments including St Denis and Westminster Abbey; as well as less familiar examples.The first of three text books; published by Tate in association with the Open University; which insight for students of Art History; Art Theory and Humanities. Introduction Part 1: Visual cultures of medieval Christendom 1: Sacred art as the Bible of the Poor 2: Sacred architecture; Gothic architecture 3: Sacred in secular; secular in sacred: the art of Simone Martini 4: To the Holy Land and back again: the art of the Crusades Part 2: The shifting contexts of Renaissance art 5: Art at court 6: Botticelli 7: Did women patrons have a Renaissance? Italy 1420-1520 8: From Candia to Toledo: El Greco and his art
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful. I love this bookBy robinI received my advance order copy of this book earlier this week and couldnt be happier. Ms. Pierces writing is sensible yet sensitive. The mix of floorplans and photos and sidebars is engaging; informational and entertaining. And the examples that were curated for the book are a great mix of the challenges that people with disabilities or other physical challenges face on a daily basis. This book is informative; entertaining and inspiring. I recommend this book to anyone experiencing; helping loved ones with or designing for those with disabilities. Buy this book and enjoy!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Accessible Home - The Inaccessible BookBy Jim HorneThis book should be subtitled "The Inaccessible Book." You would think a book written about accessible home design would itself taken into account vision issues but it does not. I bought the print version because it said it had a lot of pictures. This is true and the pictures are numerous but the text of the book could not be worse. It is in multiple sizes; none of which are large enough to read comfortable unless you have perfectly normal vision. This makes getting any information out of this book for me.There are plenty of books out there covering this subject; I am building a house and trying to get as much information as I can. Do yourself a favor and pass on this book if your vision is less than perfect and read books that actually embody the principles they claim to convey.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Better Late Than Never...By Bill YThis book is fantastic. I wish Id have had it a few years back when I did a remodel on my house. Since then Ive had some medical issues and dont have wheelchair access to the entire back half of my house. This book has alot of outstanding ideas and photo examples. I read it cover-to-cover and plan to do that again in an attempt to regain access.