medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Alas, that mid-C19 Synagoga on Notre-Dame de Paris <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennstatelive/4948128534/in/photostream/> is unhatted. What Brenda seems to have interpreted as the lower brim of a hat is really part of a serpent covering Synagoga's eyes. And what Genevra takes to be a tiny triangular hat is really the serpent's open-jawed head:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Notre-Dame_de_Paris_La_Synagogue_240208_02.jpg
Best,
John Dillon
On 01/13/14, Genevra Kornbluth wrote:
> This is indeed a very interesting parallel, with the tiny triangular hat quite unlike the usual much larger one. (And yes, whoever wrote "debased" was probably not a medievalist!)
> Given the major post-medieval changes in the west front of Notre-Dame de Paris, however, I am very hesitant to base any interpretation on this figure. It looks suspiciously C19 to me-- any N-D experts following this thread?
> Genevra
>
> On 1/13/2014 5:50 PM, Ms B M Cook wrote:
> >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> >Yup! That's the one.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >
> >Does this contribute anything to the original discussion ?
> >
> >(I find the use of the word "debased" in the caption odd. I would have chosed an adjective such as "degraded" or "humiliated" myself. As mediaeval "anti-semitic" propaganda goes, it seems pretty mild to me!)
> >
> >BMC
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Brunner" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 7:35 PM
> >Subject: Re: [M-R] Battistero di San Giovanni, Florence
> >
> >
> >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> >Do you mean this one?
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennstatelive/4948128534/in/photostream/
> >yours
> >Karl
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