The Apostles in Early Christian Art and Poetry /

The Apostles in Early Christian Art and Poetry /

The Apostles in Early Christian Art and Poetry presents the first in-depth analysis of the origins of the representation of the apostles (the twelve disciples and Paul) in verse and image in the late antique Greco-Roman world (250-400). Especially in the West, the apostles are omnipresent, in partic...

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Other Authors: Dijkstra, Roald, 1985-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2016.

Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 134.
Vigiliae Christianae Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004308961.

Subjects:

Apostles in art.
Apostles in literature.
Art, Early Christian > Themes, motives.
Christian poetry, Early > History and criticism.

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Call Number: N8079.5

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • 1 Early Christian Poets and the Apostles
  • 2 Art, Poetry and the Apostles
  • General Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix 1: Overview of Canonical References to the Apostles in Art and Poetry
  • Appendix 2: Overview of Non-Canonical References to the Apostles in Art and Poetry
  • Appendix 3: Figures
  • Index of Names and Subjects
  • Index locorum
  • Index of Sarcophagi.