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• catalog abstract "The walrus-ivory Cloisters Cross, a masterpiece of English Romanesque art, has long been a centerpiece of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Cloisters collection, a separate museum in Fort Tryon Park (New York City) devoted exclusively to the art of the Middle Ages. In fact, ever since its acquisition in 1963, the cross has been the subject of speculation and mystery. The dearth of solid information about its provenance prior to its ownership by a Yugoslav art dealer and restorer has generated a number of tantalizing theories as to its origin, function, and early history, although no one has denied the exceptional quality of its workmanship or the unparalleled complexity of its design. The story of the cross's creation, survival, and meaning is explored in this fascinating book. Of special interest is the sheer number of figures that populate the compact scenes on both sides of the cross, and of biblical passages diligently inscribed on individual scrolls held by Old Testament prophets across its surface. The cross is a tour de force of sculptural artistry, which holds within its small physical scope an iconographic encyclopedia of learning almost unmatched in Medieval Art. This comprehensive study is addressed to the genuinely curious visitor to the Cloisters collection, as well as to the specialized scholar. The authors have included a systematic description of the intricate construction of the cross and an analysis of every detail of its carving. They offer substantial new insights to the findings of previous scholarly research as to possible meanings and context, in terms of both the liturgy and the intellectual milieu of the twelfth century in which it has been placed. The attribution to the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds - the name by which the cross was first known - is discussed at length. In rich and exacting detail the authors reveal, as do the splendid new color photographs by Malcolm Varon, just how the Cloisters Cross, in its imagery and consummate workmanship, bears "witness to a level of erudition and artistry seldom seen in the twelfth century or later."".
• catalog contributor b6657860.
• catalog contributor b6657861.
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "Foreword / William D. Wixom -- Ch. 1. Introduction: The Cross and Its History -- Ch. 2. Word and Image: The Iconography of the Cross -- Ch. 3. The Function of the Cloisters Cross -- Ch. 4. The Liturgical Context -- Ch. 5. The Intellectual Setting -- Ch. 6. The Bury St. Edmunds Connection -- Ch. 7. Epilogue: The Place of the Cross in English Romanesque Art -- Appendix I: The Inscriptions on the Cross -- Appendix II: The Olso Corpus.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305) and indexes.".
• catalog description "The attribution to the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds - the name by which the cross was first known - is discussed at length. In rich and exacting detail the authors reveal, as do the splendid new color photographs by Malcolm Varon, just how the Cloisters Cross, in its imagery and consummate workmanship, bears "witness to a level of erudition and artistry seldom seen in the twelfth century or later."".
• catalog description "The dearth of solid information about its provenance prior to its ownership by a Yugoslav art dealer and restorer has generated a number of tantalizing theories as to its origin, function, and early history, although no one has denied the exceptional quality of its workmanship or the unparalleled complexity of its design.".
• catalog description "The story of the cross's creation, survival, and meaning is explored in this fascinating book. Of special interest is the sheer number of figures that populate the compact scenes on both sides of the cross, and of biblical passages diligently inscribed on individual scrolls held by Old Testament prophets across its surface. The cross is a tour de force of sculptural artistry, which holds within its small physical scope an iconographic encyclopedia of learning almost unmatched in Medieval Art.".
• catalog description "The walrus-ivory Cloisters Cross, a masterpiece of English Romanesque art, has long been a centerpiece of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Cloisters collection, a separate museum in Fort Tryon Park (New York City) devoted exclusively to the art of the Middle Ages. In fact, ever since its acquisition in 1963, the cross has been the subject of speculation and mystery.".
• catalog description "This comprehensive study is addressed to the genuinely curious visitor to the Cloisters collection, as well as to the specialized scholar. The authors have included a systematic description of the intricate construction of the cross and an analysis of every detail of its carving. They offer substantial new insights to the findings of previous scholarly research as to possible meanings and context, in terms of both the liturgy and the intellectual milieu of the twelfth century in which it has been placed.".
• catalog extent "316 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Cloisters Cross.".
• catalog identifier "0810964341 (Abrams)".
• catalog identifier "0870996827".
• catalog identifier "1872501907 (Harvey Miller Pulbishers)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Cloisters Cross.".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Distributed by H.N. Abrams,".
• catalog relation "Cloisters Cross.".
• catalog spatial "England".
• catalog spatial "England.".
• catalog subject "Bury Saint Edmunds Cross.".
• catalog subject "Christian art and symbolism England Medieval, 500-1500.".
• catalog subject "Christian art and symbolism Medieval, 500-1500 England.".
• catalog subject "Cloisters (Museum)".
• catalog subject "Ivories, Romanesque England.".
• catalog subject "NK5943 .P37 1994".
• catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / William D. Wixom -- Ch. 1. Introduction: The Cross and Its History -- Ch. 2. Word and Image: The Iconography of the Cross -- Ch. 3. The Function of the Cloisters Cross -- Ch. 4. The Liturgical Context -- Ch. 5. The Intellectual Setting -- Ch. 6. The Bury St. Edmunds Connection -- Ch. 7. Epilogue: The Place of the Cross in English Romanesque Art -- Appendix I: The Inscriptions on the Cross -- Appendix II: The Olso Corpus.".
• catalog title "The Cloisters Cross : its art and meaning / Elizabeth C. Parker & Charles T. Little.".
• catalog type "text".