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Focusing on the visualization of personified death, this book delves into the macabre iconography found in late medieval Bohemian paintings. It explores preserved examples within the cultural and devotional context of the period, highlighting how these artworks reflect societal attitudes towards mortality and the afterlife.
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Speculum Mortis, Daniela Rywiková
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Speculum Mortis
- Subtitle
- The Image of Death in Late Medieval Bohemian Painting
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Daniela Rywiková
- Publisher
- RLPG/Galleys
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 262
- ISBN13
- 9781498586559
- Category
- World history
- Description
- Focusing on the visualization of personified death, this book delves into the macabre iconography found in late medieval Bohemian paintings. It explores preserved examples within the cultural and devotional context of the period, highlighting how these artworks reflect societal attitudes towards mortality and the afterlife.