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Justice blindfolded : the historical course of an image
- Title
- Justice blindfolded : the historical course of an image / by Adriano Prosperi ; translated by John Tedeschi, Anne Tedeschi.
- Author
- Prosperi, Adriano
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
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- Description
- xxiv, 260 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Justice Blindfolded gives an overview of the history of "justice" and its iconography through the centuries. Justice has been portrayed as a woman with scales, or holding a sword, or, since the fiftteenth century, with her eyes bandaged. This last symbol contains the idea that justice is both impartial and blind, reminding indirectly of the bandaged Christ on the cross, a central figure in the Christian idea of fairness and forgiveness. 0In this rich and imaginative journey through history and philosophy, Prosperi manages to convey a full account of the ways justice has been described, portrayed and imagined.
- Series Statement
- Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700
- Uniform Title
- Giustizia bendata. English
- Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
- Alternative Title
- Giustizia bendata.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Language (note)
- Translated to English from Italian.
- Contents
- Scale and sword, eyes and blindfold: the attributes of justice -- Justice, that is to say God -- The blindfold -- Jesus, Barabbas and the good thief -- Justice and grace -- Miracles and salvation -- The divine eye of the law -- Changes in symbols -- The veil of justice and the risks of the limelight.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-1368
- ISBN
- 9789004362208
- 9004362207
- 9789004368675 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2018028209
- OCLC
- 1041906965
- Author
- Prosperi, Adriano, author.
- Title
- Justice blindfolded : the historical course of an image / by Adriano Prosperi ; translated by John Tedeschi, Anne Tedeschi.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Language
- Translated to English from Italian.
- Added Author
- Tedeschi, John A., 1931- translator.Tedeschi, Anne, translator.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Prosperi, Adriano. Justice blindfolded. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018 9789004368675 (DLC) 2018031861
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-1368