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Theophilus and the Theory and Practice of Medieval Art by Heidi C. Gearhart is a art available to read on EtoBox.
What is Theophilus and the Theory and Practice of Medieval Art about?
<p>In this study of the rare twelfth-century treatise <i>On Diverse Arts</i>, Heidi C. Gearhart explores the unique system of values that guided artists of the High Middle Ages as they created their works.</p> <p>Written in northern Germany by a monk known only by the pseudonym Theophilus, <i>On Diverse Arts</i> is the only known complete tract on art to survive from the period. It contains three books, each with a richly religious prologue, describing the arts of painting, glass, and metalwork.
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- Author
- Heidi C. Gearhart
- Publisher
- The Pennsylvania State University Press
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780271077154
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- Technology, History, Art
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (2 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14