Divine mirrors : the Virgin Mary in the visual arts / Melissa R. Katz, editor : with essays by Melissa R. Katz and Robert A. Orsi

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Physical description; xxi, 297 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Notes; Catalog of an exhibition held at the Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. ""... produced by the Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, to accompany ... a multiphase project to research, exhibit, and interpret the museum's permanent collection"" -- T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; pt. I. Essays. The many names of the Mother of God / Robert A. Orsi ; Regarding Mary: women's lives reflected in the Virgin's image / Melissa R. Katz. -- pt. II. Other Voices. Mary and the Ancient Goddesses / Mary R. Lefkowitz ; Mary in the christian tradition / Sharon K. Elkins ; The virgin's voice: representations of Mary in seventeenth-century Italian song / Claire Fontijn-Harris ; In a corner of Africa: reflections on the Virgin Mary / Ifeanyi Anthony Menkiti. -- pt. III. The Catalogue. -- pt. IV. Checklist. Works of Art with Marian Themes in the Collection of the Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College. Subjects; Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint ; Art ; Exhibitions. Marie Sainte Vierge Art ; Expositions. Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint. Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint ; in art. Mary Mother of Jesus Christ Art ; Exhibitions. Davis Museum and Cultural Center ; Exhibitions. Davis Museum and Cultural Center ; Expositions. Art Massachusetts Wellesley ; Exhibitions. Christian art and symbolism. Christianity and art. Religious art. Massachusetts Wellesley. Mariology. Art. Genres; Art. Bibliography. Catalogue. Exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogues. Illustrated.