English Art: 1307-1461
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From the turbulent reign of Edward II to the close of the Wars of the Roses, English Art 1307–1461 chronicles a transformative era in medieval English visual culture with scholarly precision and breadth. Joan Evans presents a sweeping survey of painting, sculpture, manuscript illumination, architecture, and the decorative arts, situating each discipline within the social, political, and ecclesiastical forces that shaped the late medieval world. The period under examination — spanning the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, and the rise of the Perpendicular Gothic style — emerges as one of extraordinary creative tension, where imported Continental influences collided with a distinctly English sensibility. Evans, a formidable authority on medieval art and jewellery, brings to this volume the same meticulous command of primary sources and material culture that distinguished her wider body of work. Her prose is authoritative yet accessible, guiding the reader through cathedral workshops, royal commissions, and illuminated manuscripts with equal confidence. Part of the prestigious Oxford History of English Art series, this volume remains an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand how England's visual imagination was forged in the crucible of its most turbulent centuries — and what enduring legacy that crucible produced.
Author: Joan Evans
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, Oxford at the Clarendon Press
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
From the turbulent reign of Edward II to the close of the Wars of the Roses, English Art 1307–1461 chronicles a transformative era in medieval English visual culture with scholarly precision and breadth. Joan Evans presents a sweeping survey of painting, sculpture, manuscript illumination, architecture, and the decorative arts, situating each discipline within the social, political, and ecclesiastical forces that shaped the late medieval world. The period under examination — spanning the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, and the rise of the Perpendicular Gothic style — emerges as one of extraordinary creative tension, where imported Continental influences collided with a distinctly English sensibility. Evans, a formidable authority on medieval art and jewellery, brings to this volume the same meticulous command of primary sources and material culture that distinguished her wider body of work. Her prose is authoritative yet accessible, guiding the reader through cathedral workshops, royal commissions, and illuminated manuscripts with equal confidence. Part of the prestigious Oxford History of English Art series, this volume remains an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand how England's visual imagination was forged in the crucible of its most turbulent centuries — and what enduring legacy that crucible produced.