(30-08-2019, 09:18 PM)davidjackson wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.We (naturally enough) tend to assume that manuscript work was the main thrust of imagery development,
I am completely 100% guilty of this kind of thinking until I started researching the evolution of zodiacs. That was the eye opener. It became apparent to me that the influences for manuscript art came from mosaics, sculptures, and frescoes. I know that now. But it took me numerous years to realize it.
Edit [addition]: and fabric arts, I forgot to include that, fabric was furniture and art in the middle ages. It was used to create walls and partitions, canopies, wall hangings. It was all around people, along with the mosaics, sculptures, and frescoes.