Ebook {Epub PDF} Medieval Monsters: Terrors Aliens Wonders by Sherry Lindquist

Medieval monsters: terrors, aliens, wonders / "Monsters possess transformative powers, rendering them at once profoundly dangerous and utterly fascinating. Medieval Monsters explores the cultural importance and rich variety of monstrosities in the art of the Middle Ages, with examples drawn from the Morgan Library Museum's renow. Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders is organized by the Morgan Library Museum, New York. The guest curators are Sherry C.M. Lindquist, Associate Professor, Western Illinois University and Asa Simon Mittman, Professor, California State University, Chico. The . Lindquist, Sherry C. M., , Medieval monsters: terrors, aliens, wonders / Sherry C. M. Lindquist, Asa Simon Mittman ; with a preface by China Miéville.,

Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders by Sherry C M Lindquist and Asa Simon Mittman, ND L56 M43 Medieval Monsters explores the cultural importance and rich variety of monstrosities in the art of the Middle Ages, with examples drawn from the Morgan Library and Museum's renowned collection of illuminated manuscripts. In the class Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, and Wonders taught by Dr. Asa Mittman and Dr. Sherry Lindquist, we examined the role of monsters in medieval art, manuscripts and culture. I have learned that the parameters by which a monster is defined are contingent on either a monster's appearance or its monstrous qualities. Following its exhibition at The Morgan Library Museum, "Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders" will appear next year at the Cleveland Museum of Art from July 14 to Oct. 6, and at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas, from Oct. 27, to Jan. 12,

"Aliens" examines how groups of people were visualized as monstrous; women, Jews, Muslims, the poor, and the mentally ill were marginalized in medieval society, as reflected in their representation in art. "Wonders" presents monsters' fascinating ability to inspire wonder and awe. The accompanying catalogue, Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders, features full-page reproductions of 61 works in the exhibition, a Director’s Foreword by Colin B. Bailey, a preface by China Miéville, and essays by Sherry C. M. Lindquist and Asa Simon Mittman. Mittman and Sherry Lindquist are co-curating Terrors, Aliens and Wonders at The Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum. Mittman is an active (and founding) member of the Material Collective, and a regular contributor to the MC group blog. Long range research interests include the Franks Casket and images of Jews on medieval maps.