Yale University Press 1986-07-01 Paperback Very Good Size: 8x5x0; Softcover. Price sticker on back. One page dog-eared, pencilled name on flyleaf, a few pencilled notations in text.

ISBN10: 0300036760, ISBN13: 9780300036763, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover Softcover. Price sticker on back. One page dog-eared, pencilled name on flyleaf, a few pencilled notations in text.
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]

ISBN10: 0300036760, ISBN13: 9780300036763, [publisher: Yale University Press] Hardcover x, 131 pages ; 20 cm Contents: The medieval aesthetic sensibility -- Transcendental beauty -- The aesthetics of proportion -- The aesthetics of light -- Symbol and allegory -- Aesthetic perception -- The aesthetics of the organism -- Development and decline of the aesthetics of the organism -- Theories of art -- Inspiration and the status of art -- Conclusion. 'In this authoritative, lively book, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco presents a learned summary of medieval aesthetic ideas. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of medieval culture.'
[Chadwell Heath, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1986]
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