Justice Blindfolded, : The Historical Course of an Image.

• Superior document: Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700
• Author: Adriano Prosperi
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden,, Boston: : Brill,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 260 pages) :; illustrations.

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 both impartial and blind, reminding indirectly of the bandaged Christ on the cross, a central figure in the Christian idea of fairness and forgiveness. In 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. Translation of Giustizia bendata. Percorsi storici di un'immagine (Einaudi, 2008).

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- 1 Scale and Sword, Eyes and Blindfold: the Attributes of Justice -- 2 Justice, That is to Say God -- 3 The Blindfold -- 4 Jesus, Barabbas and the Good Thief -- 5 Justice and Grace -- 6 Miracles and Salvation -- 7 The Divine Eye of the Law -- 8 Changes in Symbols -- 9 The Veil of Justice and the Risks of the Limelight -- Select Index of Names.