Prayer in stone: symbols cosmatesque in the Basilica of Santa-Maria-Maggiore in Rome

All the architectural elements of a medieval temple, like itself, are common symbolic space where all details represent the idea of God and face either the faithful or to the Creator himself. And in this system are not the masters of mosaic floors Cosmati alien element - in fact, it is nothing like...

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Main Author: Tsykunov I.V.
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2016-10-01
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Online Access:http://psyjournals.ru/en/langpsy/2016/n3/Tsykunov.shtml
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description All the architectural elements of a medieval temple, like itself, are common symbolic space where all details represent the idea of God and face either the faithful or to the Creator himself. And in this system are not the masters of mosaic floors Cosmati alien element - in fact, it is nothing like prayer, created in stone, but the prayer of living presented in the complex language of mosaic figures of Christian imagery. In the article on the example of the Roman basilica of Santa-Maria-Maggiore are considered rich semiotic cosmatesque opportunity to express ideas and concepts of his age. Author restores the value style characters, based on the texts of the era and the reconstruction of views of the Middle Ages made by historians of art and religion.
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Prayer in stone: symbols cosmatesque in the Basilica of Santa-Maria-Maggiore in Rome
Язык и текст
intercultural communication
semiotics
semantics
cosmatesque
Cosmati master
mosaic
mosaicists
masons
medieval Italy
Rome
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
Christianity
Catholicism
religion
symbolism
history of art
title Prayer in stone: symbols cosmatesque in the Basilica of Santa-Maria-Maggiore in Rome
title_full Prayer in stone: symbols cosmatesque in the Basilica of Santa-Maria-Maggiore in Rome
title_fullStr Prayer in stone: symbols cosmatesque in the Basilica of Santa-Maria-Maggiore in Rome
title_full_unstemmed Prayer in stone: symbols cosmatesque in the Basilica of Santa-Maria-Maggiore in Rome
title_short Prayer in stone: symbols cosmatesque in the Basilica of Santa-Maria-Maggiore in Rome
title_sort prayer in stone symbols cosmatesque in the basilica of santa maria maggiore in rome
topic intercultural communication
semiotics
semantics
cosmatesque
Cosmati master
mosaic
mosaicists
masons
medieval Italy
Rome
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
Christianity
Catholicism
religion
symbolism
history of art
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