Art and beauty in the Middle Ages

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A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture.

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Art and beauty in the Middle Ages, Umberto Eco, Hugh Bredin

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Title: Art and beauty in the Middle Ages
Language: English
Authors: Umberto Eco, Hugh Bredin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Released: 1988
Format: Paperback
Tags: History, Art & Culture, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Art, Essays & Feuilletons, Middle Ages, History of Art, Cultural History, Beauty, Aesthetics, Semiotics, Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274, Medieval Art
First published: 1959
Original title: Arte e bellezza nell'estetica medievale
Rating: 4.25 out of 5
Description: A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture.