Visual polemics in the ninth-century Byzantine psalters /
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| Author / Creator: | Corrigan, Kathleen Anne, 1945- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1992. |
| Description: | xv, 323 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1351877 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Sources of the Ninth-Century Manuscripts. Evidence for the Reconstruction of the Pre-Iconoclastic Byzantine Psalter. Literal Illustrations. Old Testament Illustrations. Typological Illustrations. The Immediate Model for the Ninth-Century Psalters
- 2. In Defense of the Images. God Commanded the Production of Images. The Idolatry of the Jews. The Coming of Christ Destroyed Idols. The Symbolic Theory of Images
- 3. The Polemic Against the Jews. The Divinity of Christ. The Jews Are Condemned for the Suffering and Death of Christ. The Replacement of the Old Covenant by the New Covenant. Defense of the Christian Sacraments
- 4. The Testimony of the Prophets. The Prophets and the Life of Christ. The Prophets, the Incarnation, and the Image of Christ. The Prophets and the Image of the Virgin
- 5. The Threat of Islam. The Role of the Prophets. The Death of Christ. Defense of the Christian Sacraments. Defense of the Veneration of the Cross and the Images. The Sanctuaries of the Holy Land
- 6. The Method of Illustration. The Marginal Format. Visual Confrontation. The Problem of Textual Interpretation. Oral Debate
- 7. The Date and Place of Origin of the Manuscripts. Palaeography and Codicology. Contents and Liturgical Rubrics. Historical Considerations. Appendix: Description of the Manuscripts.