medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: Genevra <[log in to unmask]> >Other fifth-century ivories clearly use something besides just narrative chronology to determine sequence. Most famously, compare the British Museum Crucifixion (etc.) ivories, which were certainly the sides of a small box (top now missing): > http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_image.aspx?objectId=60937&partId=1&searchText=crucifixion+ivory&fromDate=400&fromADBC=ad&toDate=500&toADBC=ad&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&numPages=10¤tPage=1&asset_id=190691 > There is no single panel to panel reading that preserves full chronological order. perhaps not, but what other sequence would you propose for that of the [chronologically reconstructed] B.M. panels you give the link for? it is hard (at least for me) to imagine, for example a sequence based on, say, typological juxtapositions --at least if there were originally only these four panels (plus the lost lid). c ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html