Towers, Birds and Divine Light: The Contested Territory of Nasrid and “Mudéjar” Ornament
C Robinson - Confronting the Borders of Medieval Art, 2011 - brill.com
C Robinson
Confronting the Borders of Medieval Art, 2011•brill.comThis essay questions the validity of “Mudéjar” as the designator of a viable stylistic or
aesthetic category, instead employing topoi such as birds, thrones, towers and divine light in
order to trace a complex network of 'visual polemics' surrounding the issue of the Incarnation
which transcends established boundaries of style and periodization.
aesthetic category, instead employing topoi such as birds, thrones, towers and divine light in
order to trace a complex network of 'visual polemics' surrounding the issue of the Incarnation
which transcends established boundaries of style and periodization.
Abstract
This essay questions the validity of “Mudéjar” as the designator of a viable stylistic or aesthetic category, instead employing topoi such as birds, thrones, towers and divine light in order to trace a complex network of ‘visual polemics’ surrounding the issue of the Incarnation which transcends established boundaries of style and periodization.
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