1st Edition
Sculpted Thresholds and the Liturgy of Transformation in Medieval Lombardy
By Gillian B. Elliott
Copyright 2022
254 Pages
69 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
69 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
69 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores the issue of ecclesiastical authority in Romanesque sculpture on the portals and other sculpted “gateways” of churches in the north Italian region of Lombardy.
Gillian B. Elliott examines the liturgical connection between the ciborium over the altar (the most sacred threshold inside the church), and the sculpted portals that appeared on church exteriors in medieval Lombardy.... Read more
Introduction: Sculpted Thresholds and the Liturgy of Transformation in Medieval Lombardy, 1. The Origins of the porta coeli in Milan: Saint Ambrose and the Progression of the Soul through Sacred Space, 2. Activating the Ciborium at Sant’Ambrogio in Milan: Liturgical Gestures and Neoplatonic Gifts, 3. Saint Ambrose Enthroned at the Gate: Bishop as Judge in the Atrium, 4. From Jerusalem to Civate: The Ciborium as Ark and Tomb, 5. The Saint at the Dragon Portal of San Fedele in Como, 6. San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro at Pavia: The Angel at the porta coeli, 7. Conclusion
Biography
Gillian B. Elliott is Professorial Lecturer of Art History at George Washington University.
