Outcasts Signs of Otherness in Northern European Art of the Middle Ages

"A fascinating exploration of the various means that were developed, chiefly in the later Middle Ages, to characterize 'others' of various kinds."--Walter Cahn, Yale University "Dr. Mellinkoff adds immensely to our knowledge of medieval symbolism, not merely in outline but also in sensitive detail. . . . More than that, she has demonstrated conclusively that the meaning conveyed by single iconographic elements is not fixed, but depends on their context."--Gavin Langmuir, Stanford UniversityMellinkoff, Ruth is the author of 'Outcasts Signs of Otherness in Northern European Art of the Middle Ages' with ISBN 9780520078154 and ISBN 0520078152.