Theophilus and the Theory and Practice of Medieval Art

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Pedagogy and Exegesis

2 The Transformation of Matter

3 Monastic Labor and Craft

4 The Display of Skill

Conclusion: The Practice of Seeing

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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