The Trees of the Cross: Wood as Subject and Medium in the Art of Late Medieval Germany

A revelatory exploration of wood’s many material, ecological, and symbolic meanings in the religious art of medieval Germany

“A rewarding study that is full of new insights.”—Jeremy Warren, Art Newspaper

In late medieval Germany, wood was a material laden with significance. It was an important part of the local environment and economy, as well as an object of religious devotion in and of itself. Gregory C. Bryda examines the multiple meanings of wood and greenery within religious art—as a ...