Collana | Eurasiatica
Miscellanea | «A mari usque ad mare»
Capitolo | Uccelli paradisiaci e spazio sacro
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.
Lingua: it
Keywords Heaven • Birds • Paradise
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Medioevo latino e bizantino
Lingue, linguistica e letterature
Arte islamica
Cultura visuale e testo
Storia dell’arte, restauro, conservazione
Storia e dinamiche identitarie riflesse nell’arte
Storia dell’arte, studi religiosi e antropologia
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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 |
Capitolo |
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 |
Eurasiatica |
dc.publisher |
Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing |
dc.issued |
2016-07-19 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/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/ |
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with fulltext |
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open |
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no |
dc.subject |
Birds |
dc.subject |
Birds |
dc.subject |
Heaven |
dc.subject |
Heaven |
dc.subject |
Paradise |
dc.subject |
Paradise |
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