The Form of Meaning / The Meaning of Form

This work in two volumes brings together all of Irving Lavin's studies aside from those on Gian Lorenzo Bernini. They range from studies of the art and architecture of Late Antiquity to twentieth-century painting in New York.

Preface|I. Antiquity and the Early Middles Ages : Review of David Talbot Rice, ed., ^GThe Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors ^g|The House of the Lord, Aspects of the Role of Palace Triclinia in the Architecture of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages|The Mosaic Pavements at Arsameia on the Nymphaios|The Hunting Mosaics of Antioch and Their Sources. A Study of Compositional Principles in the Development of Early Mediaeval Style|The Ceiling Frescoes in Trier and Illusionism in Constantinian Painting|An Ancient Statue of the Empress Helen Reidentified; Reason and Unreason at Olynthus|II. The Renaisssance : Cephalus and Procris. Transformations of an Ovidian Myth|Cephalus and Procris. Underground Transformations|The Sources of Donatello's Pulpits in San Lorenzo. Revival and Freedom of Choice in the Early Renaissance|The Sculptor's "Last Will and Testament"|Donatello's Bronze Pulpits in San Lorenzo and Early Christian Revival|David's Sling and Michelangelo's Bow: a Sign of Freedom; Pisanello and the Invention of the Renaissance Medal|The Problem of the Choir of Florence Cathedral|Santa Maria del Fiore: Image of the Pregnant Madonna|III. Sixteenth Century : An Observation on 'Medievalism' in Early Sixteenth Century Style|Michelangelo's Saint Peter's Pieta. The Virgin's Left Hand and Other New Photographs|Letter to the editor on an article by Juergen Schulz, "Michelangelo's Unfinished Works"|Giambologna's Neptune at the Crossroads|Ex Uno Lapide : The Renaissance Sculptor's Tour de Force|Michelangelo's Medici Madonna: Spouse and Son|The Angel and the City. Baccio Bandinelli's Project for the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome|Letter to the Editor. "Michelangelo's Florentine Pieta."