Constructed in the second half of the thirteenth century, the Chapter House at Westminster was the first of a series which includes similar structures at Salisbury and York.
Symbols of Power and Authority: The Iconography of Late Thirteenth-Century Chapter Houses
January 24, 2011 By Medievalists.net
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The Gypsies and Their Impact on Fifteenth-Century Western European Iconography
January 2, 2011 By Medievalists.net
Since Gypsies had no chroniclers of their own, their history is difficult to reconstruct. The origin of the Gypsies was a complete mystery until late in the eighteenth century, when their derivation from India was proved by means of early linguistic com- parison.
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The Hanging of Judas: Medieval Iconography and the German Peasants’ War
December 26, 2009 By Medievalists.net
The Hanging of Judas: Medieval Iconography and the German Peasants’ War Sullivan, Lee R. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract Figure 1 is a reproduction of a painted glass panel depicting the hanging of Judas, currently found in the Art Institute of Chicago. In the panel we are shown the loosely robed, muscular […]
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A Response to David Aers
December 21, 2009 By Medievalists.net
A Response to David Aers Biddick, Kathleen Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract David Aers’ paper cogently reminds us that the devotional is political: “. . . it cannot be emphasized too strongly that issues of hermeneutics, devotion and the imposition of disciplinary power were inextricably bound together in late medieval Christianity.” This […]
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Figuring Forth the Body of Christ: Devotion and Politics
December 21, 2009 By Medievalists.net
Figuring Forth the Body of Christ: Devotion and Politics Aers, David Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract In her important study, Christ’s Body: Identity, Culture and Society in Late Medieval Writings, Sarah Beckwith takes note of the basic “commonplace” around which this paper moves and to which it continually refers. She notes that, […]
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The iconographic evidence for maritime activities in the Middle Ages
August 31, 2009 By Medievalists.net
The iconographic evidence for maritime activities in the Middle Ages By Joe C. Flatman Current Science, Vol.86:9 (2004) Abstract: The analysis of maritime scenes in medieval illuminated manuscripts has a long established history dating back to the 19th century. Manuscript illuminations have been used in particular to analyse specific details such as shipping and sea life. But […]
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The Iconography of the Felix Culpa
August 28, 2009 By Medievalists.net
The Iconography of the Felix Culpa Haines, Victor Y. Florilegium, vol.1 (1979) Introduction It is still some hours before dawn. In the dark church the congregation assembles for the crowning moment of the Christian year. The Easter liturgy of the mediaeval Church is beginning. In the churchyard outside a small group looks on as a […]
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Iconographie et liturgie Le programme de l’abside de l’autel dans cinq monuments moldaves
May 18, 2009 By Medievalists.net
Iconographie et liturgie Le programme de l’abside de l’autel dans cinq monuments moldaves Bedros, Vlad Studia Patzinaka, 5, 2007, pp. 91-120 Abstract Cette étude proposera une lecture de l’iconographie de cinq sanctuaires moldaves décorés à la fin du XVe siècle et au début du siècle suivant, par le biais de l’empreinte liturgique sur les choix […]
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Sirena bicaudată pe cahle medievale Iconografie şi posibile funcţii
May 17, 2009 By Medievalists.net
Sirena bicaudată pe cahle medievale Iconografie şi posibile funcţii Gruia, Ana Maria Studia Patzinaka, nr. 4 / 2007, pp. 219-257 Abstract O serie de articole recente au abordat iconografia sirenei bicaudate pe cahle, susţinând sau contrazicând identificarea ei cu Melusina. Reprezentările de secol XV şi XVI ale legendei Melusinei (contemporane aşadar cahlelor cu sirene) arată […]
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