New Views of the Middle Ages: Highlights from the Wyvern Collection L.L.Bean preserved against all odds through

preserved against all odds through centuries

Nancy Riley and James McCarthy examine demography in this study from the new perspective of postmodernism

Family and community life

of decaying bodies

23-1/2 w x 30 h inches

New Views of the Middle Ages: Highlights from the Wyvern Collection L.L.Bean preserved against all odds throughby Kathryn Gerry Why does medieval art matter today? This beautifully illustrated book examines this question through the lens of the magnificent objects in the Wyvern Collection of Medieval and Early Renaissance art, accompanying the collections first exhibition in the United States. Works include exquisite examples of metalwork, stone and wood sculpture, and illuminated manuscripts from across Europe, as well as the Christian community of Ethiopia.