The absent image : lacunae in medieval books / Elina Gertsman.

Guided by Aristotelian theories, medieval philosophers believed that nature abhors a vacuum. Medieval art, according to modern scholars, abhors the same. The notion of horror vacui--the fear of empty space--is thus often construed as a definitive feature of Gothic material culture. In The Absent Ima...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Gertsman, Elina (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. Manuscripts, Medieval. Absence in art. Emptiness (Philosophy) in art. Nothing (Philosophy) in art.