The Geometry of Love (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Margaret Visser
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Work: Anthropology, fine arts, and religion
- Time of Work: 2000
- Setting: Rome, Italy
- Genres: Nonfiction, Religion and spirituality, Anthropology, Arts
- Subjects: Europe or Europeans, Art or artists, Bible, biblical imagery, or biblical symbolism, Catholics or Catholic Church, Anthropology or anthropologists, Martyrs or martyrdom, Italy or Italians, Rome, Church or churches, Architecture or architects, Cathedrals, Buildings
- Locales: Rome, Italy
Contemplating the great Gothic cathedrals of France, nineteenth century French author Victor Hugo called them “books in stone.” Medieval Europeans, from learned theologians to the people in the street, knew how to interpret the language of stained glass windows, stately statues, and gargoyle guardians. People living in the twenty-first century, however, are largely illiterate when it comes to grasping the deeper meanings associated with Christian religious imagery. Margaret Visser revives the art of “reading” sacred places in Geometry of Love: Space, Time, Mystery, and...
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