medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Also:
LOOMIS, R. S., "Alexander the Great's Celestial Journey", The
Burlington Magazine, XXXII (1918), pp. 140 ff.
MILLET, G., "L'ascension d'Alexandre", Syria, 4 (1923), pp. 85-113
SETTIS FRUGONI, Ch., Historia Alexandri elevati per griphos ad aerem:
origine, iconografia e fortuna di un tema, Roma, Istituto storico
italiano per il medio evo, 1973 (is her Ph. Diss.)
MICHAEL, I., Alexander's Flying Machine: the History of a Legend,
Southampton University, 1974
NOLL, Thomas, Alexander der Große in der nachantiken bildenden Kunst,
Mainz, Zabern, 2005
Best Regards
Dr. Carlos Sastre
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Laurent Brun <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> The bibliography about Alexander in the Middle Ages is HUGE, although
> I would recommend that you start with:
>
> George Cary, "The Medieval Alexander", Edited by D. J. A. Ross.
> Cambridge University Press, 1956, reprinted 1967
> [Cary has a good chapter about the use of Alexander in mirrors of
> princes, exempla and religious literature.]
>
> Z. David Zuwiyya (ed.), "A companion to Alexander literature in the
> Middle Ages", Leiden & Boston : Brill, 2011.
>
> David J.A. Ross, "Alexander historiatus : a guide to medieval
> illustrated Alexander literature", Frankfurt am Main : Athenäum, 1988
>
> D. J. A. Ross, "Illustrated medieval Alexander-books in Germany and
> the Netherlands : a study in comparative iconography", Cambridge :
> Modern Humanities research Association, 1971.
> (esp. useful for its numerous plates)
>
> About one specific episode:
> Victor M. Schmidt, "A legend and its image: the aerial flight of
> Alexander the Great in medieval art", Forster, 1995
>
> Also, have a look at manuscripts containing Alexander romances, some
> have absolutely stunning miniatures, e. g.
> http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b60002590 (Thomas de Kent,
> Roman de toute chevalerie)
> http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msbodl264
> (Alexandre de Paris, Roman d'Alexandre)
>
> You might also find something useful here:
> http://www.arlima.net/ad/alexandre_le_grand.html
>
> Best,
>
> Laurent Brun
>
> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 18:39, Jon Cannon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>> Greetings, one and all.
>>
>> I'm currently working on a series of carvings in a church which seem to me
>> to relate strongly to medieval stories of travel to far-flung places beyond
>> Christendom -- perhaps, specifically, to the Legend of Alexander.
>>
>> I'm eager to find exempla or other religious commentaries that might use
>> such source material, hopefully Alexander stories in particular, and thus
>> help understand these carvings more deeply.
>>
>> Any leads anyone can suggest will be much welcomed,
>>
>> Jon Cannon
>>
>> --
>> Web:
>> http://joncannon.wordpress.com (blog and main website)
>> http://joncannonschurches.wordpress.com (subsidiary blog)
>>
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