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Clothing Sacred Scriptures

Book Art and Book Religion in Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Cultures
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Languages: English, German
Published/Copyright: 2019
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Manuscripta Biblica
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Volume 2 | Manuscripta Biblica

About this book

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.

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David Ganz, University of Zurich and Barbara Schellewald, University of Basle, Switzerland.

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    Frontmatter

    I
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    Preface

    V
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    Contents

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    1. Clothing Sacred Scriptures

    1
    David Ganz
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  • Part I: Religions of the Book
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    2. Bodies, Books, and Buildings

    49
    Finbarr Barry Flood
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    3. Concealed and Revealed

    69
    Michelle P. Brown
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    4. Adoring God’s Name

    81
    Thomas Rainer
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  • Part II: Textile Dimensions
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    5. Dressing and Undressing Greek Lectionaries in Byzantium and Italy

    107
    Robert S. Nelson
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    6. Clothing Sacred Scripture

    123
    Anna Bücheler
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  • Part III: Multiple Objects
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    7. Relics in Medieval Book Covers

    141
    Gia Toussaint
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    8. Jewish Writings and Holy Scripture in Christian Paintings in Spain during the Late Medieval Period

    159
    Maria Portmann
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    9. Wearing Devotional Books

    171
    Romina Ebenhöch and Silke Tammen
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  • Part IV: Spatial Aspects
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    10. Observations on the Topological Functions of Color in Early Medieval Christian Illuminated Manuscripts

    187
    Tina Bawden
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    11. When Writers Dream ...

    205
    Vera Beyer
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    12. Devotional Re-enactment on the Way Through the Book

    223
    Rostislav Tumanov
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  • Part V: The Performance of Sacred Scripture
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    13. The Ritual Display of Gospels in Late Antiquity

    247
    Vladimir Ivanovici
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    14. Books for Liturgical Reading?

    261
    Bruno Reudenbach
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    15. Performativity and the Passion Narratives in Early Medieval Gospel Books

    273
    David Ganz
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    16. Aural-Visual and Performing Aspects of Illuminated Manuscripts for Liturgical and Ritual Use

    283
    Sarit Shalev-Eyni
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    Epilogue

    297
    Eyal Poleg
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    Index of Names

    301
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    Index of Places and Manuscripts

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    Image credits

    311
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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
December 3, 2018
eBook ISBN:
9783110558609
Hardcover published on:
December 3, 2018
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110557671
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
8
Main content:
313
Illustrations:
63
Coloured Illustrations:
100
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110558609
eBook ISBN: 9783110558609
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110557671
Keywords for this book
Book religion; Ornament; Materiality; Book illumination
Audience(s) for this book
All those interested in art history, religious studies, cultural studies, book studies
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