Die Fronica
Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Christusbildes im Mittelalter

Presented here in its original German form, this 1887 volume relates to the legends surrounding Saint Veronica.

Pearson (Author)

9780521142953, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 26 August 2010

196 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.3 kg

Karl Pearson (1857–1936) was a polymath thinker well known for founding the discipline of mathematical statistics, as well as for being a controversial proponent of eugenics. First published in 1887, and presented here in its original German form, this volume relates to the legends surrounding Saint Veronica, the pious Jerusalem woman who reputedly offered her veil to Jesus as he walked to Golgotha, and then found an image of his face impressed upon the veil after he had wiped his brow with it. The text is well presented, with numerous illustrative examples, and will be of value to anyone with an interest in the story of Veronica and Christian symbolism in general.

Vorrede
Erklärung der Tafeln
1. Die Entwickelung der Veronica–Legende
2. Die Bearbeitungen des Rufes and die Fronica
3. Das Amt der Fronica
4. Der auf den Fronica–Ruf bezügliche Ablass
5. Bericht über die Fronica in Gemälde, Miniatur und Stich
6. Verzeichnis der mit Veronica verbundenen Christusbilder in chronologishcher Reihenfolge.

Subject Areas: Architecture [AM]