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Dr. Nancy Ross

Dr. Nancy Ross is Contributing Editor for Medieval Art. She received her Ph.D. in the History of Art from Cambridge University in 2007. She specializes in medieval illuminated manuscripts and teaches art history at Dixie State College of Utah.

Carolingian art, an introduction
Carolingian art, an introduction
by Dr. Nancy Ross
The life of Christ in medieval and Renaissance art
The life of Christ in medieval and Renaissance art
by Dr. Nancy Ross and Dr. Evan Freeman
A new pictorial language: the image in Early Medieval art
A new pictorial language: the image in Early Medieval art
by Dr. Nancy Ross
Christianity, an introduction
Christianity, an introduction
by Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Nancy Ross and Dr. Steven Zucker
Bible moralisée (moralized bibles)
Bible moralisée (moralized bibles)
by Dr. Nancy Ross
<em>The Story of Jacob</em> from the Vienna Genesis
The Story of Jacob from the Vienna Genesis
by Dr. Nancy Ross and Dr. Steven Zucker
Bronze doors, Saint Michael’s, Hildesheim (Germany)
Bronze doors, Saint Michael’s, Hildesheim (Germany)
by Dr. Nancy Ross and Dr. Jennifer Awes Freeman
Saint Matthew from the Ebbo Gospels
Saint Matthew from the Ebbo Gospels
by Dr. Nancy Ross and Dr. Jennifer Awes Freeman
<em>The Harrowing of Hell</em>
The Harrowing of Hell
by Dr. Nancy Ross and Dr. Paul Binski
Lindau Gospels cover
Lindau Gospels cover
by Dr. Nancy Ross and Dr. Steven Zucker
<em>Röttgen Pietà</em>
Röttgen Pietà
by Dr. Nancy Ross
Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, <em>Vienna Genesis</em>
Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, Vienna Genesis
by Dr. Nancy Ross
The Bestiary
The Bestiary
by Dr. Nancy Ross
Medieval manuscripts, an introduction
Medieval manuscripts, an introduction
by Dr. Nancy Ross
A new pictorial language: the image in early medieval art
A new pictorial language: the image in early medieval art
by Dr. Nancy Ross
The life of Christ in medieval and Renaissance art
The life of Christ in medieval and Renaissance art
by Dr. Nancy Ross and Dr. Evan Freeman
Christianity, an introduction
Christianity, an introduction
by Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Nancy Ross
The Middle Ages, an introduction
The Middle Ages, an introduction
by Dr. Nancy Ross

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