The Cistercian reform and the art of the book in twelfth-century France / Diane J. Reilly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reilly, Diane J., author.

Series:

Knowledge communities (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Knowledge communities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cistercians--Manuscripts.

Cistercians.

Abbaye de Cîteaux.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Cistercian--France--Cîteaux (Côte-d'Or).

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Cistercian.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, French--France--Cîteaux (Côte-d'Or)--12th century.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, French.

Liturgy and art--France--Cîteaux (Côte-d'Or).

Liturgy and art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 page) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leeds, UK : Arc Humanities Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book is a study of the programmatic oral performance of the written word and its impact on art and text. Communal singing and reading of the Latin texts that formed the core of Christian ritual and belief consumed many hours of the Benedictine monk's day. These texts-read and sung out loud, memorized, and copied into manuscripts-were often illustrated by the very same monks who participated in the choir liturgy. The meaning of these illustrations sometimes only becomes clear when they are read in the context of the texts these monks heard read. The earliest manuscripts of Cîteaux, copied and illuminated at the same time that the new monastery's liturgy was being reformed, demonstrate the transformation of aural experience to visual and textual legacy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Joy of Psalmody

2. Jerome's Legacy at Twelfth-Century Cîteaux

3. The Virgin and the Abbot

4. Fruitful Words in the Stephen Harding Bible

Conclusion: Beyond Sound

Appendices

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and index.

ISBN:

1-04-077894-1

1-003-70553-7

1-04-078409-7

90-485-5133-1

90-485-3718-5

9781003705536

OCLC:

1564103210