Эволюция средневековой эстетики by Umberto Eco

A concise exploration of how medieval thought conceived beauty and art, tracing developments from late antiquity to the high scholastic period. It examines how proportion, light, harmony, and symbolism grounded aesthetic theory; how theology, allegory, and liturgy shaped the functions of images; and how the shift from Neoplatonism to Aristotelianism culminated in systematic accounts of beauty (integritas, consonantia, claritas). Through figures such as Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, and Aquinas, it maps debates over sensory pleasure, iconoclasm, and the status of the artist, illuminating the intellectual matrix behind Romanesque and Gothic aesthetics.