Thomas Becket, murdered in 1170, became a central figure in medieval Christianity, with his image widely disseminated across Europe through various forms of media. The book compiles 11 essays that analyze how Becket was represented and venerated through visual and physical mediums. It adopts a framework of visual and material culture studies to examine how different patrons and groups invoked Becket's imagery and how these representations were perceived by diverse audiences. This collection is a valuable resource for those studying Becket's life, manuscripts, stained glass, and medieval artistic expressions.
The present collection builds upon this recent body of scholarship. It embraces the expanded framework of visual and material culture studies to explore a spectrum of objects executed in a broad range of media.
This collection seeks to explore the distinctive ways in which individual patrons and larger ecclesiastical, monastic, royal, and civic bodies invoked depictions of the Canterbury martyr and how these myriad portrayals might have been experienced by different viewing audiences.
The book brings together 11 essays that explore how Becket was represented, remembered, and venerated through visual and physical media.
For those interested in the life and legacy of Thomas Becket, this volume offers a valuable collection of scholarship.
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