The Suffering Middle Ages

This book will tell about how in Christian iconography the sacred intertwined with the comical, monstrous, and indecent. Much of what today seems like outrageous sacrilege was quite acceptable in the Middle Ages, an era of nearly universal religiosity. It will discuss monkeys in the margins of ancient texts, indecent figures on church walls, and saints in monstrous forms. Where did these images come from, and how are they related to the subsequent development of world art? The first popular science text in Russian covering so many themes of medieval iconography is being published at the initiative of «The Suffering Middle Ages» – a community of history enthusiasts that has brought together almost half a million subscribers. More than 600 illustrations, a unique text, and a bit of humor – this is how art should be discussed