Justice blindfolded: the historical course of an image

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 fifteenth century, with her eyes bandaged. This last symbol contains the idea that justice is bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prosperi, Adriano 1939- (Author)
Contributors: Tedeschi, John A. 1931-2023 (Translator) ; Tedeschi, Anne C. (Translator)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Law's picture books; Caviness, Madeline Harrison, 1938-, Women and Jews in the Sachsenspiegel picture-books; Prosperi, Adriano, 1939-, Justice blindfolded; The art of law] (2021) (Schmoeckel, Mathias, 1963 -)
Series/Journal:Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Justitia, Fictitious character / Augenbinde (Motif) / Art / History
Further subjects:B Justice in art
B Justice (Personification)
B ART ; Performance
B ART ; Reference
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic