medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I'm forwarding a request from a friend who needs a short article on
reading medieval cathedrals as texts; would anyone be able to suggest
something useful for him?
Many many thanks in advance from both Chris and me for your knowledgeable help!
Susan Kerr
UT Austin
I'm putting the final touches on my course packet for "Medieval
Hypertexts," version 2.0, and wanted to see if you might be able to
suggest a brief and accessible
introduction to the visual culture of medieval cathedrals. I'd like
to dedicate part of one class to discussing how cathedrals, like
manuscripts, are hypertextual, bringing together a stunning variety
of visual and textual elements and leaving it up to the viewer to
navigate them. (We'll also look briefly at medieval polytextual
motets for a musical equivalent.)
I've found a very interesting article by Madeline Caviness, "Biblical
Stories in Windows: Were They Bibles for the Poor?", but I think much
of it is too detailed for my undergraduate students. I was thinking a
chapter on cathedrals from a general introduction to medieval
civilization might work, but something that focused particularly on
the variety and abundance of images in medieval cathedrals would be
particularly appropriate. Does anything come to mind?
Thanks for your help,
Chris
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Training Specialist
Undergraduate Writing Center
1 University Station G3000
Austin, TX 78712
(512) 232-2728
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