| Description |
ix, 133 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Note |
Issued on the occasion of the exhibition Fantasy of the Middle Ages, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from June 21 to September 11, 2022. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Timothy Potts -- Preface / Michele Clapton -- Introduction: An Arthur tale for every generation ; Mapping mythical Medieval worlds ; Postmedieval fantasy ; Defining Medieval, Medievalism, and fantasy -- Once upon a time in the Middle Ages: The Medieval imagination ; The boundary between history and fantasy ; Whose Middle Ages? ; Modern Medievalisms -- Knights and princesses: The cast of characters of the Middle Ages ; Medieval gender roles expanded and their afterlives examined ; "Who run the world?" ; Beyond binaries -- And they lived happily ever after: A magical Middle Ages ; Nature, the cosmos, and occult practices ; Reynard and Robin Hood: The case of talking animals ; From fairy tales to fantasy -- Medieval times: Staging the Middle Ages ; Tournaments and pageantry ; Reenacting the past ; Reconstructing the Middle Ages: Castles and cathedrals -- Screen time: A cinematic fantasy Middle Ages ; The reel Middle Ages; Lutes and flutes ; Costume and set design -- Epilogue: A Medieval future of the past. |
| Summary |
"This illustrated book explores the impact of medieval imagery on three hundred years of visual culture up until the present day"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Middle Ages in popular culture -- Exhibitions.
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Middle Ages in art -- Exhibitions.
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Civilization, Medieval, in art -- Exhibitions.
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Medievalism in art -- Exhibitions.
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
Keene, Bryan C., author.
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J. Paul Getty Museum, host institution, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9781606067581 (hardback) |
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1606067583 (hardback) |
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