Shrouding the divine: observations on the iconography of the entombment of Christ in Ethiopian illumination of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries
<p style="text-align:justify;"> This article discusses the iconography of the Entombment in Ethiopian manuscript illumination of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. It has a twofold purpose: (1) to show that during this period Ethiopian artists purposely avoided reference...
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Edizioni Orientalia Cristiana
2015
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| Summary: | <p style="text-align:justify;"> This article discusses the iconography of the Entombment in Ethiopian manuscript illumination of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. It has a twofold purpose: (1) to show that during this period Ethiopian artists purposely avoided references to Jesus’ suffering and death during the Passion; and (2) to uncover the wealth of liturgical allusions that are found in illuminated gospels books of this period. The article also highlights the importance of philology in the study of Ethiopian manuscript illumination and shows that the religious beliefs and practices of Ethiopian artists probably played a greater role in shaping iconography than hitherto acknowledged. </p> |
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