Wealth And The Demand For Art In Italy 1300 1600

The Investiture Controversy: Church and Monarchy from the Ninth to the Twelfth Century

The eloquence of the body. Perspectives on gesture in the Dutch Republic.

Author(s): Buffington, Robert | Abstract: This paper gives an overview of four phases in the social construction of crime and criminality in Mexico since the Independence era. It argues that these phases follow a pattern in which a criminal justice paradigm is gradually consolidated and eventually superseded. It then examines some of the problems with a paradigm-driven periodization.

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Periodization and Its Discontents: The Social Construction of Crime and Criminality in Modern Mexico

Music and Ceremony at Notre Dame of Paris, 500–1550. By Craig Wright. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984. xvii + 400 pp. $89.50.

Reconstructing the Office Furniture: The Art of the Early Modern Choir Stall Angela D. Glover Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Department of Art University of Toronto 2016 This dissertation examines a range of choir stalls made in northern Europe and Spain between 1450 and 1550 with the aim of reinstating choir stalls as significant objects in our understanding of the arts of the early modern period. This century of prosperity and renewal supported widespread church commissions and resulted in the construction of some of the most complex and inventive sets of stalls ever built. As objects that were central to the ritual life of religious communities and helped define the sacred space of the choir, their form and iconography tell us about the values, beliefs and aspirations of the patrons who commissioned them and the communities who used them. As large, complex microarchitectural structures, they allowed varying and potentially interacting visual programs to be displayed in diverse and innovative ways. Using a variety of approaches, four broad art historical issues are investigated, showing some of the ways that choir stalls contribute to the larger discourse. Historiography elucidates the longstanding emphasis on misericords and the lack of integration of this work with broader art historical research, as well as suggesting ways to move forward. Analysis of a variety of historical documents along with current research on acoustics and design, and engagement with modern theorists of space highlight how the spatial configuration of choir stalls contributed to key aspects of their use and meaning. The examination of a range of documentary sources provides a picture of how a set of stalls might be realized

Angela Dorothy Glover

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Reconstructing the Office Furniture: The Art of the Early Modern Choir Stall