Uccelli paradisiaci e spazio sacro

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_311
dc.contributor.author	Carile Maria Cristina
dc.title	Uccelli paradisiaci e spazio sacro. Note intorno a paradisi terrestri e celesti
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	Late antique and Byzantine imagery is pervaded by birds of various species. Several kinds of birds inhabit literary gardens from the second to the fourteenth centuries as well as late antique mosaics of churches. While the association of birds with the terrestrial paradise is quite straightforward, the one with a celestial, heavenly paradise is much less immediate. Here, I will explore the role of birds in this latter case in particular. Through the analysis of a few chosen examples of monumental decoration, manuscript illumination, portable objects and sculpture, I will address the use of birds in the creation (and visualization) of the sacred in the earthly realm.
dc.relation.ispartof	Eurasian Studies
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2016-07-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-086-0/uccelli-paradisiaci-e-spazio-sacro/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-085-3/EUR-4-4
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8879
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9433
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-086-0
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-085-3
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Birds
dc.subject	Birds
dc.subject	Heaven
dc.subject	Heaven
dc.subject	Paradise
dc.subject	Paradise

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Uccelli paradisiaci e spazio sacro

Note intorno a paradisi terrestri e celesti

Maria Cristina Carile Università di Bologna, Italia

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Late antique and Byzantine imagery is pervaded by birds of various species. Several kinds of birds inhabit literary gardens from the second to the fourteenth centuries as well as late antique mosaics of churches. While the association of birds with the terrestrial paradise is quite straightforward, the one with a celestial, heavenly paradise is much less immediate. Here, I will explore the role of birds in this latter case in particular. Through the analysis of a few chosen examples of monumental decoration, manuscript illumination, portable objects and sculpture, I will address the use of birds in the creation (and visualization) of the sacred in the earthly realm.

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978-88-6969-086-0

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Keywords: Birds • Heaven • Paradise

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