Quid est sacramentum? visual representation of sacred mysteries in early modern Europe, 1400-1700 / edited by Walter S. Melion, Elizabeth Carson Pastan, Lee Palmer Wandel.

Other author Melion, Walter S.
Other author Pastan, Elizabeth Carson, 1955-
Other author Wandel, Lee Palmer.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Descriptionxxx, 662 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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SeriesIntersections : interdisciplinary studies in early modern culture, 1568-1181 ; volume 65/1
Partial contents Representing the sacraments. Counterfeiting the eucharist in late Medieval life and art / Aden Kumler -- Sacramental modes of representation. Seeing beyond signs : allegorical explanations of the mass in Medieval Dutch literature / Anna Dlabačová -- Representing divine presence and the mysteries of faith. Christ Child creator / David S. Areford.
Abstract "Quid est sacramentum?' Visual Representation of Sacred Mysteries in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1700 investigates how sacred mysteries (in Latin, sacramenta or mysteria) were visualized in a wide range of media, including illustrated religious literature such as catechisms, prayerbooks, meditative treatises, and emblem books, produced in Italy, France, and the Low Countries between ca. 1500 and 1700. The contributors ask why the mysteries of faith and, in particular, sacramental mysteries were construed as amenable to processes of representation and figuration, and why the resultant images were thought capable of engaging mortal eyes, minds, and hearts. Mysteries by their very nature appeal to the spirit, rather than to sense or reason, since they operate beyond the limitations of the human faculties; and yet, the visual and literary arts served as vehicles for the dissemination of these mysteries and for prompting reflection upon them. Contributors include: David Areford, AnnMarie Micikas Bridges, Mette Birkedal Bruun, James Clifton, Anna Dlabačková, Wim François, Robert Kendrick, Aiden Kumler, Noria Litaker, Walter S. Melion, Lars Cyril Nørgaard, Elizabeth Pastan, Donna Sadler, Alexa Sand, Tanya Tiffany, Lee Palmer Wandel, Geert Warner, Bronwen Wilson, and Elliott Wise"-- Provided by publisher.
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LCCN 2019024728
ISBN9789004408937 (hardback)
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