04139nam 22006255 450 99624815540331620201015182512.00-691-65574-X0-691-19672-910.1515/9780691196725(CKB)3710000000955327(MiAaPQ)EBC5642594(OCoLC)1132226777(MdBmJHUP)muse73865(DE-B1597)528080(OCoLC)1100434403(DE-B1597)9780691196725(dli)HEB30530(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000593(EXLCZ)99371000000095532720190523d2019 fg engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Throne of Wisdom /Ilene H. ForsythPrinceton Legacy Library edition.Princeton, NJ :Princeton University Press,[2019]©20191 online resource (xviii, 226 pages) illustrationsPrinceton Legacy Library ;5366A revision of the author's thesis, Columbia, 1960.0-691-65716-5 0-691-03837-6 Bibliography: p. 209-218.Frontmatter --Contents --List of Illustrations --Preface --Introduction --CHAPTER I. The Character of the Sculptures --CHAPTER II. Function --CHAPTER III. Origins: The Throne of Wisdom Statue and the Revival of Freestanding Sculpture --CHAPTER IV. Statues of the Throne of Wisdom Prior to 1100 --CHAPTER V. The Twelfth Century --Register of Principal Examples --Appendix I --Appendix II --Selected Bibliography --Index --IllustrationsThe wooden statue of the Mother and Child enthroned, known as sedes sapientiae, the Seat or Throne of Wisdom, reached the brilliant culmination of its development as a genre of religious sculpture in the twelfth century. As a visible expression of the mystery of Incarnation, its iconography dated back to the early church. Translated by the Romanesque sculptor into a fully plastic, freestanding form, its style conveys convincingly the medieval vision of humanity and divinity interfused.The recent cleaning and restoration of a number of these wood-carved figures of the Madonna in Majesty has now made possible a full appraisal of the genre. Mrs. Forsyth's discussion examines the character, function, iconography, and history of the statues; distinguishes types and regional styles; considers their role within the broader context of medieval art; and assesses their artistic merit. Her register of principal examples includes 110 sculptures dating from twelfth century France, some of which have never been published before. 192 illustrations accompany the text.Ilene H. Forsyth is Associate Professor in the Department of the History of Art, at the University of Michigan.Originally published in 1972.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.Wood sculptures of the Madonna in Romanesque FranceWood sculpture, FrenchChristian saints in artWood sculpture, RomanesqueFranceChristian art and symbolismMedieval, 500-1500Wood sculpture, French.Christian saints in art.Wood sculpture, RomanesqueChristian art and symbolism731/.88/550944Forsyth Ilene H.323302DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK996248155403316The Throne of Wisdom2406355UNISA