IMC 2009: Sessions
Session 102: Illuminating Sacred Vernacular Manuscripts
Monday 13 July 2009, 11.15-12.45
| Organiser: | Renana Bartal, Department of Art History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Laura Cleaver, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London |
| Paper 102-a | Overcoming Sacred Absence with Representational Presence: Cambridge, St John's College, MS K. 21 (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Liturgy, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Religious Life |
| Paper 102-b | French-Language Missal Illustrations with Latin Speech Scrolls (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Liturgy, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Abstract | Vernacular translation of sacred texts played an important role in the pastoral pursuit of orthodoxy legislated by the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215. This session's three papers address issues related to translation and visual representation by placing select English or French illuminated manuscripts in their liturgical and devotional contexts. Speakers will discuss primary sources that exhibit distinct uses of the vernacular in sacred manuscripts, ranging from captions to complete translations from Latin. The role of images in facilitating the devotional purpose of these vernacular texts will be assessed and compared to models found in Latin exemplars. |