FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN ABBOT SUGER’S REFLECTIONS ON THE MAIN ALTAR OF SAINT-DENIS: COLORS AND GEMS, MATERIALITY AND LIGHT

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<a href="https://tienda.santamarialareal.org/es/productos/detalles/codex-aquilarensis-n-38-el-equipamiento-del-altar-medieval-de-la-materia-a-la-luz/743" target="_blank" >https://tienda.santamarialareal.org/es/productos/detalles/codex-aquilarensis-n-38-el-equipamiento-del-altar-medieval-de-la-materia-a-la-luz/743</a>

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN ABBOT SUGER’S REFLECTIONS ON THE MAIN ALTAR OF SAINT-DENIS: COLORS AND GEMS, MATERIALITY AND LIGHT

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Abbot Suger, in De Administratione, invites his readers to consider the precious materials adorning the altar of Saint-Denis from an allegorical perspective. His metaphors encompass the liturgical furnishings of the altar as well as the colors of its gems, stones, and precious metals. Suger also refers to matter and light, and the ascent from what is material towards what is immaterial. The “anagogic” function of polychrome gems, as described by Suger, is rooted in the neoplatonic ideas of pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, whose ideas were also the basis for John Scotus Eriugena’s concept of theophany. This article thoroughly analyzes the symbolic and allegorical language in Abbot Suger’s writings and reconnects them with the figurative language used in Medieval Latin culture: the typological, encyclopedic, and liturgical allegories, as well as metaphysical pansemiosis. Suger’s references to specific theoretical and textual passages in the writings of Eriugena and Hugh of St.Victor will be identified. Finally, an analysis will be made of the altars at Saint-Denis and related liturgical furnishings, using Suger’s descriptions, other written and figurative sources, and the few material fragments preserved. Specific attention will be paid to the allegorical interpretation of colors and precious materials, including the cryptic materia saphirorum.

Název v anglickém jazyce

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN ABBOT SUGER’S REFLECTIONS ON THE MAIN ALTAR OF SAINT-DENIS: COLORS AND GEMS, MATERIALITY AND LIGHT

Popis výsledku anglicky

Abbot Suger, in De Administratione, invites his readers to consider the precious materials adorning the altar of Saint-Denis from an allegorical perspective. His metaphors encompass the liturgical furnishings of the altar as well as the colors of its gems, stones, and precious metals. Suger also refers to matter and light, and the ascent from what is material towards what is immaterial. The “anagogic” function of polychrome gems, as described by Suger, is rooted in the neoplatonic ideas of pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, whose ideas were also the basis for John Scotus Eriugena’s concept of theophany. This article thoroughly analyzes the symbolic and allegorical language in Abbot Suger’s writings and reconnects them with the figurative language used in Medieval Latin culture: the typological, encyclopedic, and liturgical allegories, as well as metaphysical pansemiosis. Suger’s references to specific theoretical and textual passages in the writings of Eriugena and Hugh of St.Victor will be identified. Finally, an analysis will be made of the altars at Saint-Denis and related liturgical furnishings, using Suger’s descriptions, other written and figurative sources, and the few material fragments preserved. Specific attention will be paid to the allegorical interpretation of colors and precious materials, including the cryptic materia saphirorum.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60401 - Arts, Art history

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF20_079%2F0017045" target="_blank" >EF20_079/0017045: MSCAfellow4@MUNI</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

CODEX AQUILARENSIS

ISSN

0214-896X

e-ISSN

2386-6454

Svazek periodika

38

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

ES - Španělské království

Počet stran výsledku

24

Strana od-do

117-140

Kód UT WoS článku

001000578500006

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85148220168