Ubiquitous in all forms of medieval art from Early Christian and Byzantine mosaics through manuscript illuminations and church sculpture and stained glass, the small, symbolic building donors
often hold is nonetheless seldom mentioned. Klinkenberg (an independent scholar in the Netherlands) fills this gap with this thorough and engaging study, which discusses the donor model by
type, rather than by chronology or place. This sensible approach allows the study to address larger questions of architectural patronage, making it of interest to historians as well as art and
architectural historians of the Middle Ages. The volume is heavily illustrated with b&w and color plates and includes an exhaustive bibliography. It is distributed in North America by The
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