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OverviewExamining the history of altar decorations, this study of the visual liturgy grapples with many of the previous theoretical frameworks to reveal the evolution and function of these ritual objects. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book uses traditional art-historical methodologies and media technology theory to reexamine ritual objects. Previous analysis has not considered the in-between nature of these objects as deliberate and virtual conduits to the divine. The liturgy, the altarpiece, the altar environment, relics, and their reliquaries are media. In a series of case studies, several objects tell a different story about culture and society in medieval Europe. In essence, they reveal that media and media technologies generate and modulate the individual and collective structure of feelings of sacredness among assemblages of humans and nonhumans. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, medieval studies, early modern studies, and architectural history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Katharine D. Scherff (Texas Tech University, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.520kg ISBN: 9781032274560ISBN 10: 1032274565 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 03 March 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1. There are No Medieval Media? Part I 2. Media, Mediator, And Intercessor: Remembering the Loca Sancta 3. Mass Media and Liturgical Performance Part II 4. Religious Technology and The Vièrge Ouvrante 5. Virtually There: Expounding the Tensions Between Planar and Virtual Space Within the Ghent Altarpiece 6. Reflections Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationKatharine D. Scherff is Postdoc Lecturer and teaches for the School of Art and the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Center at Texas Tech University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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