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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aRamírez-Weaver, Eric M.
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245 1 2 _aA Saving Science :
_bCapturing the Heavens in Carolingian Manuscripts /
_cEric M. Ramírez-Weaver.
264 1 _aUniversity Park, PA :
_bPenn State University Press,
_c[2021]
264 4 _c©2017
300 _a1 online resource (312 p.) :
_b35 color/75 b&w illustrations
336 _atext
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tList of Illustrations --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIntroduction. Drogo and the Handbook of 809 --
_tPart One. Unveiling the Heavens over Carolingian Skies --
_tChapter 1. Illuminating Science --
_tChapter 2. Drogo's Copy of the Handbook of 809 --
_tPlates --
_tParty Two. Representing the Cosmos for Carolingian Hearts and Minds --
_tChapter 3. Revealing Astronomy --
_tChapter 4. Restoring What Was Lost --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aIn A Saving Science, Eric Ramírez-Weaver explores the significance of early medieval astronomy in the Frankish empire, using as his lens an astronomical masterpiece, the deluxe manuscript of the Handbook of 809, painted in roughly 830 for Bishop Drogo of Metz, one of Charlemagne's sons. Created in an age in which careful study of the heavens served a liturgical purpose-to reckon Christian feast days and seasons accurately and thus reflect a "heavenly" order-the diagrams of celestial bodies in the Handbook of 809 are extraordinary signifiers of the intersection of Christian art and classical astronomy.Ramírez-Weaver shows how, by studying this lavishly painted and carefully executed manuscript, we gain a unique understanding of early medieval astronomy and its cultural significance. In a time when the Frankish church sought to renew society through education, the Handbook of 809 presented a model in which study aided the spiritual reform of the cleric's soul, and, by extension, enabled the spiritual care of his community. An exciting new interpretation of Frankish painting, A Saving Science shows that constellations in books such as Drogo's were not simple copies for posterity's sake, but functional tools in the service of the rejuvenation of a creative Carolingian culture.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021)
650 0 _aAstronomy in art.
650 0 _aAstronomy, Medieval.
650 0 _aIllumination of books and manuscripts, Carolingian.
650 0 _aIllumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
_zFrance
_zMetz.
650 7 _aART / History / Medieval.
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