IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 702: Baptism, Eucharist, and Matrimony: Sacramental Iconography and its Practical Applications in the British Isles
Tuesday 13 July 2004, 14.15-15.45
| Organiser: | Heather Pulliam, Western Kentucky University |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Christine Linnell, School of Art History, University of St Andrews |
| Paper 702-a | 'The Chalice of Devils': The Book of Kells' Eucharistic Imagery Re-Considered (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Ecclesiastical History, Liturgy, Monasticism |
| Paper 702-b | 'Bless this Body': Baptismal Iconography on the 12th-Century Cottam Font (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Lay Piety, Theology |
| Paper 702-c | Visual Appropriation: Instruction on Marriage, Queenship, and Parenthood in the Illuminations of the 1503 Book of Hours of James IV and Margaret Tudor (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Painting, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Abstract | The session focuses upon the sacrament as it was perceived and signified within the British Isles: Altvater examines the Cottam baptismal font both within the context of associations attached to humanity's physical body and contemporary ideas about penance as a sacrament and a repeatable remedy for sin. Pulliam suggests that the Book of Kells reflects Hiberno-Saxon concerns regarding the Eucharist as reflected in their exegesis and penitentials; specifically the unworthy participation in the communion. Lyle argues that the imagery selected for the c.1503 Book of Hours reflects a specific agenda: instructing Margaret in the responsibilities of marriage as the Queen of Scotland. |