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Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Discussion about artifacts with "magical" effects generally focuses on the explicit messages written on them, but what is the relationship between text and image? Does the "magic" come from an interaction between these two elements or should they be interpreted separately? This volume examines the intricate relationship between text and image on amulets and cameos, among others, across different cultures and centuries.
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2) Material Aspects of Reading in Ancient and Medieval Cultures: Materiality, Presence and Performance
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
This publication seeks to endeavour the relationship between material artefacts and reading practices in ancient and medieval cultures.While the acts of reception of written artefacts in former times are irretrievably lost, some of the involved artefacts are preserved and might comprise hints to the ancient reading practices. In form of case studies, the contributions to this volume examine various forms of written artefacts as to their implications...
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Sign-bearing artifacts are immanent elements of sacred spaces in many cultures. Often, one encounters a phenomenon there that might be described as deliberate "invisibility," the conscious "concealment" of artefacts and writing. The volume examines this interplay of presence and invisibility using the example of sign-bearing artefacts in sacral spaces in various religions in the Near East and Europe.
Zeichentragende Artefakte sind in vielen Kulturen...
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
How does one define and explore the "material presence of the written in non-typographical cultures?" The interdisciplinary and collaborative essays in this handbook present theoretical principles, describe text-bearing materials and objects, and investigate the diverse practices related to text-bearing artifacts. The analysis is illustrated with examples drawn from a period of over 4,500 years.
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