LEADER 04139nam 22006255 450 001 996248155403316 005 20201015182512.0 010 $a0-691-65574-X 010 $a0-691-19672-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9780691196725 035 $a(CKB)3710000000955327 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5642594 035 $a(OCoLC)1132226777 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse73865 035 $a(DE-B1597)528080 035 $a(OCoLC)1100434403 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780691196725 035 $a(dli)HEB30530 035 $a(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000593 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000955327 100 $a20190523d2019 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Throne of Wisdom /$fIlene H. Forsyth 205 $aPrinceton Legacy Library edition. 210 1$aPrinceton, NJ :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2019] 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (xviii, 226 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aPrinceton Legacy Library ;$v5366 300 $aA revision of the author's thesis, Columbia, 1960. 311 $a0-691-65716-5 311 $a0-691-03837-6 320 $aBibliography: p. 209-218. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tList of Illustrations --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$tCHAPTER I. The Character of the Sculptures --$tCHAPTER II. Function --$tCHAPTER III. Origins: The Throne of Wisdom Statue and the Revival of Freestanding Sculpture --$tCHAPTER IV. Statues of the Throne of Wisdom Prior to 1100 --$tCHAPTER V. The Twelfth Century --$tRegister of Principal Examples --$tAppendix I --$tAppendix II --$tSelected Bibliography --$tIndex --$tIllustrations 330 $aThe 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. 517 3 $aWood sculptures of the Madonna in Romanesque France 606 $aWood sculpture, French 606 $aChristian saints in art 606 $aWood sculpture, Romanesque$zFrance 606 $aChristian art and symbolism$yMedieval, 500-1500 615 0$aWood sculpture, French. 615 0$aChristian saints in art. 615 0$aWood sculpture, Romanesque 615 0$aChristian art and symbolism 676 $a731/.88/550944 700 $aForsyth$b Ilene H.$0323302 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996248155403316 996 $aThe Throne of Wisdom$92406355 997 $aUNISA