The thief, the Cross, and the wheel : pain and the spectacle of punishment in medieval and Renaissance Europe /

The thief, the Cross, and the wheel : pain and the spectacle of punishment in medieval and Renaissance Europe /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Merback, Mitchell B
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1999, c1998 Chicago, IL : 1998 Chicago, IL : 1999, ©1998
Subjects:	Jesus Christ > Crucifixion > Art Jesus Christ Art, Medieval Art, Renaissance Executions and executioneers in art Executions and executioners in art Torture in art Violence in art Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Art

Table of Contents:

'A shameful place': the rise of Calvary
The two thieves crucified: bodies, weapons and the technologies of pain
The broken body as spectacle
Pain and spectacle: rituals of punishment in late medieval Europe
The wheel: symbol, image, screen
The cross and the wheel
Dysmas and gestas: model and anti-model
Image and spectacle in the era of art
1 'A Shameful Place': The Rise of Calvary
2. The Two Thieves Crucified: Bodies, Weapons and the Technologies of Pain
3. The Broken Body as Spectacle
4. Pain and Spectacle: Rituals of Punishment in Late Medieval Europe
5. The Wheel: Symbol, Image, Screen
6. The Cross and the Wheel
7. Dysmas and Gestas: Model and Anti-model
8. Image and Spectacle in the Era of Art.