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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Kitzinger, Beatrice E. (1980-)
Titre(s) : The cross, the Gospels, and the work of art in the Carolingian Age [Texte imprimé] / Beatrice E. Kitzinger
Publication : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XX, 304 p.) : ill. ; 27 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index. - Bibliogr. p. 285-293, index
In this book, Beatrice E. Kitzinger explores the power of representation in the Carolingian
period, demonstrating how images were used to assert the value and efficacy of art
works. She focuses on the cross, Christianity's central sign, which simultaneously
commemorates sacred history, functions in the present, and prepares for the end of
time. It is well recognized that the visual attributes of the cross were designed
to communicate its theology relative to history and eschatology; Kitzinger argues
that early medieval artists also developed a formal language to articulate its efficacious
powers in the present day. Defined through form and text as the sign of the present,
the image of the cross articulated the instrumentality of religious objects and built
spaces. Whereas medieval and modern scholars have pondered the theological problems
posed by representation, Kitzinger here proposes a visual argument that affirms the
self-reflexive value of art works in the early medieval West. Introducing little-known
sources, she re-evaluates both the image of the cross and the project of book-making
in an expanded field of Carolingian painting
Sujet(s) : Civilisation -- Empire carolingien
Art chrétien médiéval
Manuscrits médiévaux
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781108428811 (Rel.). - ISBN 1108428819. - ISBN 9781108451109. - ISBN 1108451101
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45678959q
Notice n° :
FRBNF45678959
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