The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books by Elina Gertsman

The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books

Elina Gertsman

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Guided by Aristotelian theories, medieval philosophers believed that nature abhors a vacuum. Medieval art, according to modern scholars, abhors the same. The notion of horror vacui--the fear of empty space--is thus often construed as a definitive ...

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