The Cistercian reform and the art of the book in twelfth-century France
Communal singing and reading of Latin texts formed the core of Christian ritual and occupied hours of the Benedictine monk?s day. These monks also illustrated the texts, and the full meaning of these images is often only revealed when analysed in concert with the oral and written word that originall...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
[2018]
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Knowledge communities (5)
Year: 2018 |
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5 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
France
/ Zisterzienser
/ Illuminated manuscript
/ Book illumination
/ History 1100-1200
B France / Zisterzienser / Liturgy / Divine office / Relationship / Book illumination / History 1100-1200 B Kloster Cîteaux / Book illumination / Text / Image B Kloster Cîteaux / Monastic reform / Liturgy / Illuminated manuscript / History 1100-1200 |
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| Summary: | Communal singing and reading of Latin texts formed the core of Christian ritual and occupied hours of the Benedictine monk?s day. These monks also illustrated the texts, and the full meaning of these images is often only revealed when analysed in concert with the oral and written word that originally accompanied them. The earliest manuscripts of the Cîteaux, copied and illustrated during a period of intense reform at the monastery, demonstrate the interdependence between art, liturgy, and reform |
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| ISBN: | 9462985944 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5117/9789462985940 |