The Visual Culture of Baptism in the Middle Ages

Name: The Visual Culture of Baptism in the Middle Ages
Brand: Routledge
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By Torrens, Harriet M. Sonne De

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Under the guidance of the leading experts on baptismal fonts and the co-directors of the Baptisteria Sacra Index, the world's only iconographical inventory of baptismal fonts, a research project at the University of Toronto, this collection of essays by a group of European and North American scholars extends the traditional boundaries associated with the study of baptismal fonts. The 'visual' is privileged, whether it is in the metaphysical, literary or empirical realms of scholarship, offering a rich understanding of the powerful role of baptism played in medieval and renaissance society. In the quest for a holistic understanding of the vessels, the settings and contexts, the rituals and the spiritual significance of the font, itself, the contributors have turned to a range of sources, folkloric tales, baptismal records, liturgical sermons, civic records, literary accounts, hagiographies and historical documents about local families, communities and ecclesiastical developments. Previous scholarship about baptismal fonts has often focused on the purely stylistic, iconographical and liturgical perspectives, using primarily ecclesiastical and liturgical documentation. This collection of essays shows the wealth of new information that baptismal fonts can offer when scholars adopt interdisciplinary approaches and engage in readings that question traditional assumptions inherited in scholarship.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 256
Release Date:: 2013-07-28
Publication Date:: 2013-08-13
Publisher:: Routledge
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1409456757
ISBN13:: 9781409456759
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 552 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 18 cm

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