The Lacerated Body of the Book: Bloody Animation of the Passion in a 15th Century Devotional Book
The body and blood of Christ are essential to Christian liturgy and passion devotion. In medieval devotional books, this came to the fore in an overtly material way. The skin of the pages, the red ink, the words, and the images constituted more than a symbolic representation of the body of Christ. T...
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MDPI AG
2022-11-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/11/1102 |