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Throne of Wisdom
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Throne of Wisdom
Contributors:
By (Author) Ilene H. Forsyth
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
8th April 2019
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
731.88550944
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
320
Dimensions:
Width 216mm, Height 279mm
Description
The wooden statue of the Mother and Child enthroned, known as sedes sapientiae, the Seat or Throne of Wisdom, reached the brilliant culmination of its development as a genre of religious sculpture in the twelfth century. As a visible expression of the mystery of Incarnation, its iconography dated back to the early church. Translated by the Romanesq
