The Resource Strange beauty : issues in the making and meaning of reliquaries, 400-circa 1204, Cynthia Hahn
Strange beauty : issues in the making and meaning of reliquaries, 400-circa 1204, Cynthia Hahn
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- Summary
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- "A study of reliquaries as a form of representation in medieval art. Explores how reliquaries stage the importance and meaning of relics using a wide range of artistic means from material and ornament to metaphor and symbolism"--Provided by publisher
- "Reliquaries, one of the central art forms of the Middle Ages, have recently been the object of much interest among historians and artists. Until now, however, they have had no treatment in English that considers their history, origins, and place within religious practice, or, above all, their beauty and aesthetic value. In Strange Beauty, Cynthia Hahn treats issues that cut across the class of medieval reliquaries as a whole. She is particularly concerned with portable reliquaries that often contained tiny relic fragments, which purportedly allowed saints to actively exercise power in the world. Above all, Hahn argues, reliquaries are a form of representation. They rarely simply depict what they contain; rather, they prepare the viewer for the appropriate reception of their precious contents and establish the 'story' of the relics. They are based on forms originating in the Bible, especially the cross and the Ark of the Covenant, but find ways to renew the vision of such forms. They engage the viewer in many ways that are perhaps best described as persuasive or 'rhetorical,' and Hahn uses literary terminology--sign, metaphor, and simile--to discuss their operation. At the same time, they make use of unexpected shapes--the purse, the arm or foot, or disembodied heads--to create striking effects and emphatically suggest the presence of the saint." -- Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 302 p.
- Contents
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- Part I: First things. Introduction ; The reliquary and its maker ; Relics, meaning, and response : early Christian reliquaries, narrative and not
- Part II: Shaped reliquaries. Spolia and sign, metaphor and simile ; The reliquary cross ; Like and unlike metaphors ; Body-part reliquaries : heads ; Body part reliquaries : other body parts
- Part III: A gathering of saints : processions and treasuries. Reliquaries in action ; Treasuries ; Relic display ; A case study : Wibald of Stavelot as patron ; The impact of 1204, the "space" of the ark, and conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780271059488
- Label
- Strange beauty : issues in the making and meaning of reliquaries, 400-circa 1204
- Title
- Strange beauty
- Title remainder
- issues in the making and meaning of reliquaries, 400-circa 1204
- Statement of responsibility
- Cynthia Hahn
- Title variation
- Issues in the making and meaning of reliquaries, 400-circa 1204
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "A study of reliquaries as a form of representation in medieval art. Explores how reliquaries stage the importance and meaning of relics using a wide range of artistic means from material and ornament to metaphor and symbolism"--Provided by publisher
- "Reliquaries, one of the central art forms of the Middle Ages, have recently been the object of much interest among historians and artists. Until now, however, they have had no treatment in English that considers their history, origins, and place within religious practice, or, above all, their beauty and aesthetic value. In Strange Beauty, Cynthia Hahn treats issues that cut across the class of medieval reliquaries as a whole. She is particularly concerned with portable reliquaries that often contained tiny relic fragments, which purportedly allowed saints to actively exercise power in the world. Above all, Hahn argues, reliquaries are a form of representation. They rarely simply depict what they contain; rather, they prepare the viewer for the appropriate reception of their precious contents and establish the 'story' of the relics. They are based on forms originating in the Bible, especially the cross and the Ark of the Covenant, but find ways to renew the vision of such forms. They engage the viewer in many ways that are perhaps best described as persuasive or 'rhetorical,' and Hahn uses literary terminology--sign, metaphor, and simile--to discuss their operation. At the same time, they make use of unexpected shapes--the purse, the arm or foot, or disembodied heads--to create striking effects and emphatically suggest the presence of the saint." -- Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hahn, Cynthia J.
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- NK1652.2
- LC item number
- .H34 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Reliquaries
- Christian art and symbolism
- Christian art and symbolism
- Representation (Philosophy)
- Christian art and symbolism
- Christian art and symbolism
- Reliquaries
- Representation (Philosophy)
- Label
- Strange beauty : issues in the making and meaning of reliquaries, 400-circa 1204, Cynthia Hahn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-291) and index
- Contents
- Part I: First things. Introduction ; The reliquary and its maker ; Relics, meaning, and response : early Christian reliquaries, narrative and not -- Part II: Shaped reliquaries. Spolia and sign, metaphor and simile ; The reliquary cross ; Like and unlike metaphors ; Body-part reliquaries : heads ; Body part reliquaries : other body parts -- Part III: A gathering of saints : processions and treasuries. Reliquaries in action ; Treasuries ; Relic display ; A case study : Wibald of Stavelot as patron ; The impact of 1204, the "space" of the ark, and conclusion
- Control code
- 748290794
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 302 p.
- Isbn
- 9780271059488
- Lccn
- 2011034400
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col.)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)748290794
- Label
- Strange beauty : issues in the making and meaning of reliquaries, 400-circa 1204, Cynthia Hahn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-291) and index
- Contents
- Part I: First things. Introduction ; The reliquary and its maker ; Relics, meaning, and response : early Christian reliquaries, narrative and not -- Part II: Shaped reliquaries. Spolia and sign, metaphor and simile ; The reliquary cross ; Like and unlike metaphors ; Body-part reliquaries : heads ; Body part reliquaries : other body parts -- Part III: A gathering of saints : processions and treasuries. Reliquaries in action ; Treasuries ; Relic display ; A case study : Wibald of Stavelot as patron ; The impact of 1204, the "space" of the ark, and conclusion
- Control code
- 748290794
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 302 p.
- Isbn
- 9780271059488
- Lccn
- 2011034400
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col.)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)748290794
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