The Green Man

Author: Basford, KathleenBrand: D.S. BrewerEdition: Revised ed.Features: New Mint Condition Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon Guaranteed packaging No quibbles returns Binding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 128Release Date: 01-01-1978model number: IllustratedPart Number: IllustratedDetails: Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. The Green Man, the image of the foliate head or the head of a man sprouting leaves, is probably the most common of all motifs in medieval sculpture. Nevertheless, the significance of the image lay largely unregarded until KathleenBasford published this book - the first monograph of the Green Man in any language -and thereby earned the lasting gratitude of scholars in many fields, from art history and folklore to current environmental studies. This book has opened up new avenues of research, not only into medieval man's understanding of nat