{"product_id":"the-tree-and-the-column-the-bronze-door-of-hildesheim-paperback-softback-9781501768668","title":"The Tree and the Column; The Bronze Door of Hildesheim (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501768668","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Tree and the Column\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Bronze Door of Hildesheim\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIsabelle Marchesin (Author), Herbert L. Kessler (Foreword by), Janice Bertrand Owen (Translated by), Ester Zago (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501768668\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 194 color halftones, 2 b\u0026amp;w line drawings, 2 maps - 194 Halftones, color - 2 Maps - 2 Line drawings, black and white\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.6 x 2 cm, 1.361 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tree and the Column \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexamines the bronze door of Hildesheim Cathedral, which is not only a masterpiece of Ottonian art but is among the most recognizable and studied works of medieval sculpture. \u003c\/b\u003eCommissioned by Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim and cast around 1015, the door's two leaves feature the oldest-known monumental image cycle in German sculpture, depicting significant events from the Old and New Testaments. Isabelle Marchesin closely reads each of the door's sixteen panels, analyzing the detailed iconography to excavate the elaborate theological and deeply spiritual significance of the biblical scenes cast into metal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying the door's technical, material, political, and theological dimensions, Marchesin argues that Bernward intended the cathedral door to be read and reread like scripture so that unifying messages about God's presence in the world could be understood. Featuring nearly two hundred detailed color photographs of the panels that reveal their remarkable artistry and materiality, \u003ci\u003eThe Tree and the Column\u003c\/i\u003e offers an innovative explication of a total work of medieval art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacing the Door\u003cbr\u003e 1. Life\u003cbr\u003e 2. Love\u003cbr\u003e 3. Deformation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Division\u003cbr\u003e 5. Death\u003cbr\u003e 6. Time\u003cbr\u003e 7. Covenant\u003cbr\u003e 8. Foundation\u003cbr\u003e 9. Gospel\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conversion\u003cbr\u003e 11. Law\u003cbr\u003e 12. Liturgy\u003cbr\u003e 13. Evil\u003cbr\u003e 14. Rebuilding\u003cbr\u003e 15. Light\u003cbr\u003e 16. Communion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670831886616,"sku":"9781501768668","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-tree-and-the-column-the-bronze-door-of-hildesheim-paperback-softback-9781501768668","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}