How the Context Can Change the Work of Art. Reflections on the Illuminated Choir Books of S. Giorgio Maggiore in Venice
The Venetian monastery of S. Giorgio Maggiore still houses a set of illuminated choir books, dating from the seventh to the eighth decade of the 15th century. These volumes were profoundly modified in the 17th century to adapt the choir books to the new breviary: the result of this work was a profou...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Quaderni di storia religiosa medievale
Year: 2024, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 353-374 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBJ Italy RC Liturgy |
| Further subjects: | B
Illuminated Choir Books
B Benedictine Art B Liturgical Practices |
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| Summary: | The Venetian monastery of S. Giorgio Maggiore still houses a set of illuminated choir books, dating from the seventh to the eighth decade of the 15th century. These volumes were profoundly modified in the 17th century to adapt the choir books to the new breviary: the result of this work was a profound alteration of the volumes, from which numerous pages were removed and repositioned. This paper examines this crucial moment in the life of the choir books, reflecting on how historical contexts, the use of volumes and changes in liturgy shaped, and subsequently altered, one of the finest sets of 15th century choir books. |
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| ISSN: | 2785-1311 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Quaderni di storia religiosa medievale
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.32052/115499 |
