Author:
Bacci, Michele.
Imprint:London, UK : Reaktion Books, c2014.
Description294 p. : ill. (some color) ; 24 cm.
Note:Part 1. The myth of the archetypal image. Lifetime portraits in Asia -- Christian Acheiropoieta and the authentic portraits of Christ and the Virgin Mary -- Mythic and material images -- Material indicators of holy persons' earthly presence -- The exercise of sight and the art of body inspection -- Figurative and written records of the holy men's physical characteristics -- Part 2. The looks and locks of Jesus of Nazareth. Christ's controversial visibility -- Handsome or ugly? -- Conflicting hairstyles -- Christ's 'Identikit' -- The colour of Christ's skin -- Disputations on curly and woolly hair -- Hair and priestly fashion -- Christ's long hair and St. Paul's baldness.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:The many faces of Christ examines the complex historical and cultural dynamics underlying the making and final establishment of Christ's image between late antiquity and the early Renaissance.
