Download or read book Speculum Mortis written by Daniela Rywiková and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-06-22 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study analyzes late medieval paintings of personified death in Bohemia, arguing that Bohemian iconography was distinct from the body of macabre painting found in other Central European regions during the same period. The author focuses on a variety of images from late medieval Bohemia, examining how they express the imagination, devotion, and anxieties surrounding death in the Middle Ages.