Romanesque Saints Shrines And Pilgrimage

Author : John McNeill,Richard Plant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429535789

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Romanesque Saints, Shrines, and Pilgrimage by John McNeill,Richard Plant Pdf

The 23 chapters in this volume explore the material culture of sanctity in Latin Europe and the Mediterranean between c. 1000 and c. 1220, with a focus on the ways in which saints and relics were enshrined, celebrated, and displayed. Reliquary cults were particularly important during the Romanesque period, both as a means of affirming or promoting identity and as a conduit for the divine. This book covers the geography of sainthood, the development of spaces for reliquary display, the distribution of saints across cities, the use of reliquaries to draw attention to the attributes, and the virtues or miracle-working character of particular saints. Individual essays range from case studies on Verona, Hildesheim, Trondheim and Limoges, the mausoleum of Lazarus at Autun, and the patronage of Mathilda of Canossa, to reflections on local pilgrimage, the deployment of saints as physical protectors, the use of imagery where possession of a saint was disputed, island sanctuaries, and the role of Templars and Hospitallers in the promotion of relics from the Holy Land. This book will serve historians and archaeologists studying the Romanesque period, and those interested in material culture and religious practice in Latin Europe and the Mediterranean c.1000–c.1220.

Author : Roger Rosewell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781784421991

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Saints, Shrines and Pilgrims by Roger Rosewell Pdf

In the Middle Ages, it was thought that praying at the right shrine could save you from just about anything, from madness and famine to false imprisonment and even shipwreck. Kingdoms, cities, and even individual trades had patron saints that would protect them from misfortune and bring them wealth and prosperity, and their feast days were celebrated with public holidays and pageants. With saints believed to have the ear of God, veneration of figures such as St Thomas Becket, St Cuthbert, and St Margaret brought tens of thousands of pilgrims from all walks of life to sites across the country. Saints, Shrines and Pilgrims takes the reader across Britain, providing a map of the most important religious shrines that pilgrims would travel vast distances to reach, as well as descriptions and images of the shrines themselves. Featuring over 100 stunning photographs and a gazetteer of places to visit, it explains the history of pilgrimage in Britain and the importance that it played in medieval life, and describes the impact of the unbridled assault made on pilgrimage by the Reformation.

Author : John McNeill,Richard Plant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000476118

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The Regional and Transregional in Romanesque Europe by John McNeill,Richard Plant Pdf

The Regional and Transregional in Romanesque Europe considers the historiography and usefulness of regional categories and in so doing explores the strength, durability, mutability, and geographical scope of regional and transregional phenomena in the Romanesque period. This book addresses the complex question of the significance of regions in the creation of Romanesque, particularly in relation to transregional and pan-European artistic styles and approaches. The categorization of Romanesque by region was a cornerstone of 19th- and 20th-century scholarship, albeit one vulnerable to the application of anachronistic concepts of regional identity. Individual chapters explore the generation and reception of forms, the conditions that give rise to the development of transregional styles and the agencies that cut across territorial boundaries. There are studies of regional styles in Aquitaine, Castile, Sicily, Hungary, and Scandinavia; workshops in Worms and the Welsh Marches; the transregional nature of liturgical furnishings; the cultural geography of the new monastic orders; metalworking in Hildesheim and the valley of the Meuse; and the links which connect Piemonte with Conques. The Regional and Transregional in Romanesque Europe offers a new vision of regions in the creation of Romanesque relevant to archaeologists, art historians, and historians alike.

Author : Gillian B. Elliott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000603323

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Sculpted Thresholds and the Liturgy of Transformation in Medieval Lombardy by Gillian B. Elliott Pdf

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.

Author : Alexandra Gajewski,John McNeill
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000904604

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Paris by Alexandra Gajewski,John McNeill Pdf

Paris: The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City considers the various forces – royal, monastic and secular – that shaped the art, architecture and topography of Paris between c. 1100 and c. 1500, a period in which Paris became one of the foremost metropolises in the West. The individual contributions, written by an international group of scholars, cover the subject from many different angles. They encompass wide-ranging case studies that address architecture, manuscript illumination and stained glass, as well as questions of liturgy, religion and social life. Topics include the early medieval churches that preceded the current cathedral church of Notre-Dame and cultural production in the Paris area in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, as well as Paris’s chapels and bridges. There is new evidence for the source of the c. 1240 design for a celebrated window in the Sainte-Chapelle, an evaluation of the liturgical arrangements in the new shrine-choir of Saint-Denis, built 1140–44, and a valuable assessment of the properties held by the Cistercian Order in Paris in the Middle Ages. Also, the book investigates the relationships between manuscript illuminators in the 14th century and representations of Paris in manuscripts and other media up to the late 15th century. Paris: The Powers that Shaped the Medieval City updates and enlarges our knowledge of this key city in the Middle Ages.

Author : Marianne Sághy,Robert G. Ousterhout
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9789633862971

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Piroska and the Pantokrator by Marianne Sághy,Robert G. Ousterhout Pdf

This book is about the Christ Pantokrator, an imposing monumental complex serving monastic, dynastic, medical and social purposes in Constantinople, founded by Emperor John II Komnenos and Empress Piroska-Eirene in 1118. Now called the Zeyrek Mosque, the second largest Byzantine religious edifice after Hagia Sophia still standing in Istanbul represents the most remarkable architectural and the most ambitious social project of the Komnenian dynasty. This volume approaches the Pantokrator from a special perspective, focusing on its co-founder, Empress Piroska-Eirene, the daughter of the Hungarian king Ladislaus I. This particular vantage point enables its authors to explore not only the architecture, the monastic and medical functions of the complex, but also Hungarian-Byzantine relations, the cultural and religious history of early medieval Hungary, imperial representation, personal faith and dynastic holiness. Piroska's wedding with John Komnenos came to be perceived as a union of East and West. The life of the Empress, a "sainted ruler," and her memory in early Árpádian Hungary and Komnenian Byzantium are discussed in the context of women and power, monastic foundations, architectural innovations, and spiritual models.

Author : Conrad Rudolph
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781119077725

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A Companion to Medieval Art by Conrad Rudolph Pdf

A fully updated and comprehensive companion to Romanesque and Gothic art history This definitive reference brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe and provides a clear analytical survey of what is happening in this major area of Western art history. The volume comprises original theoretical, historical, and historiographic essays written by renowned and emergent scholars who discuss the vibrancy of medieval art from both thematic and sub-disciplinary perspectives. Part of the Blackwell Companions to Art History, A Companion to Medieval Art, Second Edition features an international and ambitious range of contributions covering reception, formalism, Gregory the Great, pilgrimage art, gender, patronage, marginalized images, the concept of spolia, manuscript illumination, stained glass, Cistercian architecture, art of the crusader states, and more. Newly revised edition of a highly successful companion, including 11 new articles Comprehensive coverage ranging from vision, materiality, and the artist through to architecture, sculpture, and painting Contains full-color illustrations throughout, plus notes on the book’s many distinguished contributors A Companion to Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic in Northern Europe, Second Edition is an exciting and varied study that provides essential reading for students and teachers of Medieval art.

Author : Keith Sugden
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781841658704

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Saints, Shrines and Pilgrims by Keith Sugden Pdf

To be a medieval pilgrim evokes an image of a dauntless soul, braving weather, weariness and woe to fulfil a spiritual quest, treading ancient highways and following some inner force to Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago or Canterbury. Pilgrims today are more fortunate since, through the wonders of modern travel and communications, pilgrim sites are now accessible in a way our medieval forbears could never have imagined. Be that as it may, true pilgrimage never changes: it is to set out on a journey of outward and inner discovery; and to return changed and inspired by all that has been seen and experienced along the way. This Pitkin guide explores the history of pilgrimage; covering pagan, celtic and Christian sites. It also describes the main shrines throughout the UK – Winchester, Canterbury, Westminer, Lincoln, Durham and more – and the saints connected to them.

Author : John K. Cartwright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Christian shrines
ISBN : MINN:31951001530043Y

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The Catholic Shrines of Europe by John K. Cartwright Pdf

History and religious significance of Catholic shrines and sanctuaries in Europe, with over 250 photographs, 8 of them in color.

Author : Anne McPherson,Tony Urquhart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Church architecture
ISBN : 1863550828

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Walking to the Saints by Anne McPherson,Tony Urquhart Pdf

Author : Margaret Jean Cormack
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Central America
ISBN : 1570036306

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Saints and Their Cults in the Atlantic World by Margaret Jean Cormack Pdf

Saints and Their Cults in the Atlantic World traces the changing significance of a dozen saints and holy sites from the fourth century to the twentieth and from Africa, Sicily, Wales, and Iceland to Canada, Boston, Mexico, Brazil, and the Caribbean. Scholars representing the fields of history, art history, religious studies, and communications contribute their perspectives in this interdisciplinary collection, also notable as the first English language study of many of the saints treated in the volume. Several chapters chart the changing images and meanings of holy people as their veneration traveled from the Old World to the New; others describe sites and devotions that developed in the Americas. The ways that a group feels connected to the holy figure by ethnicity or regionalism proves to be a critical factor in a saint's reception, and many contributors discuss the tensions that develop between ecclesiastical authorities and communities of devotees.

Author : John Crook
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781843836827

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English Medieval Shrines by John Crook Pdf

The cult of saints is one of the most fascinating manifestations of medieval piety. It was intensely physical; saints were believed to be present in the bodily remains that they had left on earth. Medieval shrines were created in order to protect these relics and yet to show off their spiritual worth, at the same time allowing pilgrims limited access to them. English Medieval Shrines traces the development of such structures, from the earliest cult activities at saintly tombs in the late Roman empire, through Merovingian Gaul and the Carolingian Empire, via Anglo-Saxon England, to the great shrines of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The greater part of the book is a definitive exploration, on a basis that is at once thematic and chronological, of the major saints cults of medieval England, from the Norman Conquest to the Reformation. These include the famous cults of St Cuthbert, St Swithun, and St Thomas Becket - and lesser known figures such as St Eanswyth of Folkestone or St Ecgwine of Evesham. John Crook, an independent architectural historian, archaeological consultant, and photographer, is the foremost authority on English shrines. He has published numerous books and papers on the cult of saints.

Author : Eliza Allen Starr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Christian antiquities
ISBN : STANFORD:36105048601756

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Pilgrims and Shrines by Eliza Allen Starr Pdf

Author : Maria Jaoudi
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809146592

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Medieval and Renaissance Spirituality by Maria Jaoudi Pdf

Displays the theology and spirituality of the Middle Ages and Renaissance in the three major western religious traditions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Author : Linda Kay Davidson,David M. Gitlitz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781576075432

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Pilgrimage [2 volumes] by Linda Kay Davidson,David M. Gitlitz Pdf

Nationalistic meccas, shrines to popular culture, and sacred traditions for the world's religions from Animism to Zoroastrianism are all examined in two accessible and comprehensive volumes. Pilgrimage is a comprehensive compendium of the basic facts on Pilgrimage from ancient times to the 21st century. Illustrated with maps and photographs that enrich the reader's journey, this authoritative volume explores sites, people, activities, rites, terminology, and other matters related to pilgrimage such as economics, tourism, and disease. Encompassing all major and minor world religions, from ancient cults to modern faiths, this work covers both religious and secular pilgrimage sites. Compiled by experts who have authored numerous books on pilgrimage and are pilgrims in their own right, the entries will appeal to students, scholars, and general readers.