IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 1331: Medieval Ethiopia, II: Materiality and Manuscript Studies
Wednesday 3 July 2019, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Fakultät für Geschichtswissenschaft, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
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| Organiser: | Verena Krebs, Historisches Institut, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| Moderator/Chair: | Adam Simmons, Department of History, Lancaster University |
| Paper 1331-a | Interplay between Materiality and Textuality in an Ethiopian Hagiographical Work (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 1331-b | Writing as Technology: Medieval Ethiopia - Some Observations (Language: English) Index terms: Manuscripts and Palaeography, Technology |
| Paper 1331-c | Ethiopian Bindings: Techniques, Tools, and Decoration (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Decorative Arts, Printing History, Technology |
| Abstract | Ethiopia has a long history of materiality, both in manuscripts and in paintings. Following on from the first session in this series of panels, speakers in this session will highlight Ethiopian manuscript culture, both its decoration and production. Paper a will present on the production of 'forgeries' in Ethiopian manuscript culture. Paper b concerns itself with the physical production of manuscripts, particularly the act and art of writing. Building on from the previous paper, paper c discusses the binding of Ethiopian manuscripts in terms of their production and decoration. |