The Apocalypse in the Middle Ages
- ISBN-10
- 0801422825
- ISBN-13
- 9780801422829
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 428
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Authors
- Richard Kenneth Emmerson, Bernard McGinn
Description
An innovative overview of the influence of the Apocalypse on the shaping of the Christian culture of the Middle Ages.
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