Clothing Sacred Scriptures : Book Art and Book Religion in Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Cultures /
Clothing Sacred Scriptures : Book Art and Book Religion in Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Cultures /
ed. by Barbara Schellewald, David Ganz.
- 1 online resource (VIII, 313 p.)
- Manuscripta Biblica , 2 2626-3955 ; .
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Clothing Sacred Scriptures -- Part I: Religions of the Book -- 2. Bodies, Books, and Buildings -- 3. Concealed and Revealed -- 4. Adoring God’s Name -- Part II: Textile Dimensions -- 5. Dressing and Undressing Greek Lectionaries in Byzantium and Italy -- 6. Clothing Sacred Scripture -- Part III: Multiple Objects -- 7. Relics in Medieval Book Covers -- 8. Jewish Writings and Holy Scripture in Christian Paintings in Spain during the Late Medieval Period -- 9. Wearing Devotional Books -- Part IV: Spatial Aspects -- 10. Observations on the Topological Functions of Color in Early Medieval Christian Illuminated Manuscripts -- 11. When Writers Dream ... -- 12. Devotional Re-enactment on the Way Through the Book -- Part V: The Performance of Sacred Scripture -- 13. The Ritual Display of Gospels in Late Antiquity -- 14. Books for Liturgical Reading? -- 15. Performativity and the Passion Narratives in Early Medieval Gospel Books -- 16. Aural-Visual and Performing Aspects of Illuminated Manuscripts for Liturgical and Ritual Use -- Epilogue -- Index of Names -- Index of Places and Manuscripts -- Image credits
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
According to a longstanding interpretation, book religions are agents of textuality and logocentrism. This volume inverts the traditional perspective: its focus is on the strong dependency between scripture and aesthetics, holy books and material artworks, sacred texts and ritual performances. The contributions, written by a group of international specialists in Western, Byzantine, Islamic and Jewish Art, are committed to a comparative and transcultural approach. The authors reflect upon the different strategies of »clothing« sacred texts with precious materials and elaborate forms. They show how the pretypographic cultures of the Middle Ages used book ornaments as media for building a close relation between the divine words and their human audience. By exploring how art shapes the religious practice of books, and how the religious use of books shapes the evolution of artistic practices this book contributes to a new understanding of the deep nexus between sacred scripture and art.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110557671 9783110558609
10.1515/9783110558609 doi
2018018895
Aesthetics--Religious aspects.
Art and religion.
Religious literature--History and criticism.
Sacred books--History and criticism.
Buchmalerei.
Buchreligion.
Verzierung.
Wesentlichkeit.
RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Language Study.
Book illumination. Book religion. Materiality. Ornament.
BL65.A4 / C56 2019
230
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Clothing Sacred Scriptures -- Part I: Religions of the Book -- 2. Bodies, Books, and Buildings -- 3. Concealed and Revealed -- 4. Adoring God’s Name -- Part II: Textile Dimensions -- 5. Dressing and Undressing Greek Lectionaries in Byzantium and Italy -- 6. Clothing Sacred Scripture -- Part III: Multiple Objects -- 7. Relics in Medieval Book Covers -- 8. Jewish Writings and Holy Scripture in Christian Paintings in Spain during the Late Medieval Period -- 9. Wearing Devotional Books -- Part IV: Spatial Aspects -- 10. Observations on the Topological Functions of Color in Early Medieval Christian Illuminated Manuscripts -- 11. When Writers Dream ... -- 12. Devotional Re-enactment on the Way Through the Book -- Part V: The Performance of Sacred Scripture -- 13. The Ritual Display of Gospels in Late Antiquity -- 14. Books for Liturgical Reading? -- 15. Performativity and the Passion Narratives in Early Medieval Gospel Books -- 16. Aural-Visual and Performing Aspects of Illuminated Manuscripts for Liturgical and Ritual Use -- Epilogue -- Index of Names -- Index of Places and Manuscripts -- Image credits
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
According to a longstanding interpretation, book religions are agents of textuality and logocentrism. This volume inverts the traditional perspective: its focus is on the strong dependency between scripture and aesthetics, holy books and material artworks, sacred texts and ritual performances. The contributions, written by a group of international specialists in Western, Byzantine, Islamic and Jewish Art, are committed to a comparative and transcultural approach. The authors reflect upon the different strategies of »clothing« sacred texts with precious materials and elaborate forms. They show how the pretypographic cultures of the Middle Ages used book ornaments as media for building a close relation between the divine words and their human audience. By exploring how art shapes the religious practice of books, and how the religious use of books shapes the evolution of artistic practices this book contributes to a new understanding of the deep nexus between sacred scripture and art.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110557671 9783110558609
10.1515/9783110558609 doi
2018018895
Aesthetics--Religious aspects.
Art and religion.
Religious literature--History and criticism.
Sacred books--History and criticism.
Buchmalerei.
Buchreligion.
Verzierung.
Wesentlichkeit.
RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Language Study.
Book illumination. Book religion. Materiality. Ornament.
BL65.A4 / C56 2019
230