IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 527: The Power of Books
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Studies, University of Kent |
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| Organiser: | Sarah James, Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Studies (MEMS), University of Kent |
| Moderator/Chair: | Jayne Wackett, Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Studies (MEMS), University of Kent |
| Paper 527-a | Inconspicuous Consumption: Reconsidering the Book of Hours as an Instrument of Private Devotion (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 527-b | Spreading the Light: Mapping the Vernacular Elucidarium in Medieval England (Language: English) Index terms: Lay Piety, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Theology |
| Paper 527-c | The Mystery of the Devotional Miscellany: Some 15th-Century Compilations (Language: English) Index terms: Lay Piety, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Abstract | This session reflects the growing awareness of the importance of the materiality of the book in arriving at an understanding of the transmission and reception of medieval texts. It brings together scholars with interests in art history, literature and theology to explore the ways in which meaning is communicated - within texts, of course, but also by manuscripts and books as material objects. Such an approach acknowledges the cultural power of the book in itself and the ways in which it communicates powerful messages about its patrons, owners and readers. |