Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man.
The Green Man, the image of the foliate head or the head of a man sprouting leaves, is probably the most common of all motifs in medieval sculpture. Nevertheless, the significance of the image lay largely unregarded until KathleenBasford published this book - the first monograph of the Green Man in any language -and thereby earned the lasting gratitude of scholars in many fields, from art history and folklore to current environmental studies. This book has opened up new avenues of research, not only into medieval man's understanding of nature, and into conceptions of death, rebirth and resurrection in the middle ages, but also into our concern today with ecology and our relationship with the green world. It is therefore a work of living scholarship and its publication in paperback will be greatly and justly welcomed.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR002087938
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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. 128pp, profusely illustrated. Laminated, illustrated stiff card covers. 4to, A little gentle edge wear to card coves, very slightly rubbed on corners else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. . Artikel-Nr. 040238
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Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Artikel-Nr. M00859914976-V
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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Artikel-Nr. GB-9780859914970
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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 128 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.25 inches. In Stock. Artikel-Nr. __0859914976
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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, as Issued. Later Edition. Third printing of the first UK paperback edition, published in 2000 [originally published in 1998]. Preceded by a hardback edition first published in 1978 and reprinted in 1996. Lavishly illustrated with reproductions of medieval sculptures. Ninety-five monochrome plates. ***Near fine in illustrated card wraps. Cover edges just very slightly rubbed, with a small light crease to the top corner of the front cover. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and unmarked. ***275mm x 215mm. 128 pages including a List of Plates with details of each image, and a List of Places indicating the locations of the art works. Printed on glossy art paper. ***'The rarest, most recondite and fascinating art book, which is a folklore and magic book as well --- it is an incredibly thorough study, with every example illustrated, of the weird foliate heads or masks found in the medieval churches and cathedrals of Western Europe.' [The Times] *** 'The immediacy with which the reality of the supernatural is conveyed is sometimes disturbing, sometimes presented with an almost twentieth-century surrealism and always compels a respect for the vitality of the medieval imagination.' [Lore and Language] ***'This book has opened up new avenues of research, not only into medieval man's understanding of nature, and into conceptions of death, rebirth and resurrection in the middle ages, but also into our concern today with ecology and our relationship with the green world. It is therefore a work of living scholarship and its reissue will be greatly and justly welcomed.' [William Anderson, author of "Green Man: The Archetype of our Oneness with the Earth"] [Quotes taken from the back cover] ***A later printing of the first UK paperback edition, published in 2000, with excellent plates throughout. A fascinating study of the Medieval 'Green Man'. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Artikel-Nr. 7664
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Zustand: New. 2017. New edition. Paperback. Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. Num Pages: 128 pages, 173, 170 black and white, 3 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFK; JFHF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 440. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780859914970
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