{"product_id":"art-and-beauty-in-the-middle-ages-9780300093049","title":"Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages","description":"In this authoritative, lively book, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco presents a learned summary of medieval aesthetic ideas. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of medieval culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" A] delightful study. . . .  Eco's] remarkably lucid and readable essay is full of contemporary relevance and informed by the energies of a man in love with his subject.\" --Robert Taylor, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The book lays out so many exciting ideas and interesting facts that readers will find it gripping.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A lively introduction to the subject.\" --Michael Camille, \u003ci\u003eThe Burlington Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If you want to become acquainted with medieval aesthetics, you will not find a more scrupulously researched, better written (or better translated), intelligent and illuminating introduction than Eco's short volume.\" --D. C. Barrett, \u003ci\u003eArt Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-944160\"\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.67h x 4.97w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300093049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300093047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFoucault's Pendulum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExperiences in Translation, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Island of the Day Before. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44579421389037,"sku":"9780300093049","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e3acfcef-dc8b-4fca-923a-788234cdd613.jpg?v=1702060699","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/art-and-beauty-in-the-middle-ages-9780300093049","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}