The image of Joseph in the Middle Ages.
PURennes| N° d'inventaire | 16780 |
| Format | 17.5 x 25 |
| Détails | 370 p., illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Rennes, 2013 |
| Etat | Nine |
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From the first images influenced by canonical and apocryphal texts to a representation imbued with the Franciscan ideal, this work studies how Joseph, Mary's husband, was perceived in the Middle Ages. The Church had no qualms about using his image to suit its purposes, notably to enhance the sacrament of marriage, or about marginalizing him in the shadow of his wife, whose cult very early occupied a considerable place in the faith of the faithful and in the life of the institution. Subsequently, iconographic innovations were concentrated in Northern Europe.
From the first images influenced by canonical and apocryphal texts to a representation imbued with the Franciscan ideal, this work studies how Joseph, Mary's husband, was perceived in the Middle Ages. The Church had no qualms about using his image to suit its purposes, notably to enhance the sacrament of marriage, or about marginalizing him in the shadow of his wife, whose cult very early occupied a considerable place in the faith of the faithful and in the life of the institution. Subsequently, iconographic innovations were concentrated in Northern Europe.