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