TY - BOOK ID - 47072967 TI - Justice blindfolded AU - Prosperi, Adriano AU - Tedeschi, John AU - Tedeschi, Anne PY - 2018 SN - 9789004362208 9789004368675 9004368671 9004362207 PB - Leiden Boston DB - UniCat KW - History of the law KW - Iconography KW - History of civilization KW - law [discipline] KW - allegory [artistic device] KW - rechtvaardigheid KW - gerechtigheid KW - gerechtigheidstafereel KW - Justice in art KW - Justice (Personification) KW - Justice KW - Injustice KW - Conduct of life KW - Law KW - Common good KW - Fairness KW - E-books KW - Justice. KW - Justice in art. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:47072967 AB - Justice Blindfolded gives an overview of the history of 'justice' and its iconography through the centuries. Justice has been portrayed as a woman with scales, or holding a sword, or, since the fifteenth century, with her eyes bandaged. This last symbol contains the idea that justice is both impartial and blind, reminding indirectly of the bandaged Christ on the cross, a central figure in the Christian idea of fairness and forgiveness. In this rich and imaginative journey through history and philosophy, Prosperi manages to convey a full account of the ways justice has been described, portrayed and imagined. Translation of Giustizia bendata. Percorsi storici di un'immagine (Einaudi, 2008). ER -