Sculpted thresholds and the liturgy of transformation in medieval Lombardy /

Sculpted thresholds and the liturgy of transformation in medieval Lombardy /

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Author / Creator:	Elliott, Gillian B., author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. ©2022
Description:	xv, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge research in art and religion Routledge research in art and religion.
Subject:	Sculpture -- Italy -- Lombardy -- History. Thresholds (Doorsills) -- Italy -- Lombardy -- History. Church decoration and ornament -- Italy -- Lombardy -- Themes, motives. Church -- Authority -- History -- To 1500. Sculpture. Thresholds (Doorsills) Italy -- Lombardy. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12781816

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ISBN:	9781032117096 1032117095 9781000603323 9781000603262 9781003222415
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Gillian B. Elliott is Professorial Lecturer of Art History at George Washington University.
Summary:	This book explores the issue of ecclesiastical authority in Romanesque sculpture on the portals and other sculpted gateways of churches in the north Italian region of Lombardy. Gillian B. Elliott examines the liturgical connection between the ciborium over the altar (the most sacred threshold inside the church), and the sculpted portals that appeared on church exteriors in medieval Lombardy. In cities such as Milan, Civate, Como, and Pavia, the liturgy of Saint Ambrose was practiced as an alternative to the Roman liturgy and the churches were constructed to respond to the needs of Ambrosian liturgy. Not only do the Romanesque churches in these places correspond stylistically and iconographically, but they were also linked politically in an era of intense struggle for ultimate regional authority. The book considers liturgical and artistic links between interior church furnishings and exterior church sculptural programs, and also applies new spatial methodologies to the interior and exterior of churches in Lombardy. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, medieval studies, architectural history, and religious studies.

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Call Number:	N6913.E45 2022
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