Добірка наукової літератури з теми "Illumination of books and manuscripts, gothic – england"

The article studies the book illustration by the English artist Arthur Rackham (1867–1939), the features of his work in the context of time and the experience that can be used in the process of teaching the book design and illustration. Here, research interest is focused on six main techniques that the artist actively used when illustrating in the children’s books in England in the late 19 – early 20th century. The name of A. Rackham and his graphics, are entirely associated with the English Art Nouveau. Having studied the graphic heritage of A. Rackham, on the example of his seven illustrations for children’s books, one can trace how A. Rackham’s creative credo was formed. The artist managed to move away from imitation of the English Victorian style, the Eastern and Western charts, medieval manuscripts and came to his own version of the Neo-Gothic in the art of the English book

This study examines the illustrations that appear at the Office of the Dead in English Books of Hours, and seeks to understand how text and image work together in this thriving culture of commemoration to say something about how the English understood and thought about death in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The Office of the Dead would have been one of the most familiar liturgical rituals in the medieval period, and was recited almost without ceasing at family funerals, gild commemorations, yearly minds, and chantry chapel services. The Placebo and Dirige were texts that many people knew through this constant exposure, and would have been more widely known than other 'death' texts such as the Ars Moriendi. The images that are found in these books reflect wider trends in the piety and devotional practice of the time. The first half of the study discusses the images that appear in these horae, and the relationship between the text and image is explored. The funeral or vigil scene, as the most commonly occurring, is discussed with reference to contemporary funeral practices, and ways of reading a Book of Hours. Other iconographic themes that appear in the Office of the Dead, such as the Roman de Renart, the Pety Job, the Legend of the Three Living and the Three Dead, the story of Lazarus, and the life of Job, are also discussed. The second part of the thesis investigates the musical elaborations of the Office of the Dead as found in English prayer books. The Office of the Dead had a close relationship with music, which is demonstrated through an examination of the popularity of musical funerals and obits, as well as in the occurrence of musical notation for the Office in a book often used by the musically illiterate. The development of the Office of the Dead in conjunction with the development of the Books of Hours is also considered, and places the traditions and ideas that were part of the funeral process in medieval England in a larger historical context.

La present investigació doctoral té l’objectiu d’elaborar un estudi iconogràfic sobre els cicles bíblics d’un grup de manuscrits hebreus catalans del segle XIV. En concret, aquests manuscrits són haggadot, llibres per ser llegits en família durant el sopar pasqual. Tot i que el seu programa iconogràfic és variat, on s’inclouen també il·luminacions relacionades amb el contingut del text de l‘haggadà, la tesi focalitza l’atenció en els episodis bíblics miniats, la majoria dels quals dedicats al Gènesi i a l’Èxode. Cal fer esment que es tracta d’un tema complex pel que fa a la problemàtica i les diverses hipòtesis a l’entorn de la configuració i evolució de la iconografia jueva des de temps antics. Diversos estudis han abordat el tema des de múltiples perspectives i enfocaments, però a causa del gran interès i riquesa de les haggadot, no es poden deixar de fer noves observacions i consideracions en relació a les qüestions que encara queden obertes. Les haggadot catalanes il·luminades són un testimoni de primer ordre no només en l’art jueu, sinó que també aporten elements per entendre els cicles bíblics cristians en un context català o afí. La relació entre iconografia jueva i cristiana, com demostren les obres, és evident, així que l’estudi dels cicles bíblics d’aquests manuscrits pot obrir portes també per entendre els cicles veterotestamentaris cristians. Amb la intenció d’analitzar els temes de la bíblia hebrea en les haggadot catalanes, s’han tingut en compte una sèrie de factors que són clau per determinar la seva iconografia, com seria el contingut i missatge del text de l’haggadà i el significat de la festivitat de la Pasqua i el sopar ritual. S’ha considerat bàsic, també, analitzar el context artístic i històric on emmarcar la il·luminació dels manuscrits a la Catalunya gòtica, així com establir les característiques generals de les haggadot i els elements que han intervingut en la seva gènesi i creació, des dels seus artífexs fins als seus propietaris. El cos central de la tesi correspon a l’estudi, escena per escena, de les diverses vinyetes bíbliques que apareixen als manuscrits. Aquesta anàlisi ha tingut en compte les fonts literàries seguides –tant bíbliques com provinents del midraix i el Targum–, per comprovar d’on poden procedir els diversos motius iconogràfics inserits a les escenes, així com els models i correspondències artístiques amb altres obres de context jueu i cristià. Amb la finalitat d’establir comparacions i determinar les particularitats de les haggadot catalanes, s’han tingut en compte un bon nombre d’obres que comparteixen els mateixos temes iconogràfics. Això ha permès fer valoracions en relació a quina tradició segueixen les imatges i establir fins a quin punt són fruit d‟una còpia dels cicles cristians o si inclouen especificitats úniques pròpies de la tradició jueva. Per valorar les escenes en el seu conjunt, també s’ha dedicat un capítol al significat i funció del programa bíblic tenint en compte la resta del programa iconogràfic, el motiu de l’elecció d’aquests temes i la funció de les imatges en el llibre segons el context historicocultural, unes qüestions que són fonamentals en un estudi iconogràfic.
The present doctoral research aims to elaborate an iconographic study on the biblical cycles of a group of Hebrew Catalan manuscripts from the 14th century. In particular, these manuscripts are Haggadot, books to be read with the family during the Passover meal. Although their iconographic programme is varied, also including illuminations related to the content of the Haggadah text, the thesis focuses on the miniated biblical episodes, most of which are dedicated to the Genesis and the Exodus. It is important to highlight that this is a complex topic because of the different hypothesis concerning the configuration of Jewish art. Several studies have dealt with the subject from multiple perspectives and approaches, but because of the great interest and wealth of the Haggadot, new observations and considerations need to be made with respect to the issues that remain open. The illuminated Catalan Haggadot are not only a testimony of prime importance in Jewish art, but they also provide elements to understand the Christian biblical cycles in a Catalan context or similar. The relationship between Jewish and Christian iconography, as the works show, is obvious. Therefore, studying the biblical cycles of these manuscripts can also open doors to understand the Christian vetero-testamentary cycles. With the intention of analysing the topics pertaining to the Hebrew Bible in the Catalan Haggadot, a number of factors which are key to determine their iconography have been taken into account, such as the content and message of the Haggadah text and the meaning of the Passover and ritual dinner. It has also been considered necessary to analyse the artistic and historical context in which the illumination of the manuscripts of Gothic Catalonia was formed, as well as establishing the general features of the Haggadot and the elements that have contributed to their genesis and creation, from their authors to their owners. The main body of the thesis corresponds to the study, scene by scene, of the several biblical vignettes that appear in the manuscripts. This analysis has taken into account the literary sources consulted, such as the biblical sources and those from the Midrash and the Targum, to prove where the different iconographic motifs inserted in the scenes may come from, as well as the models and artistic correspondences with other works in Jewish and Christian contexts. In order to compare and determine the particularities of the Catalan Haggadot, a large number of works which share the same iconographic themes have been taken into account. This has made it possible to carry out assessments with respect to the tradition that the images follow and to establish the extent to which they are a result of a copy of the Christian cycles or whether they include unique special features specific to the Jewish tradition. In order to assess the scenes as a whole, a chapter has been dedicated to the meaning and function of the biblical programme while taking into account the rest of the iconographic programme, the reason for choosing these themes and the function of the images in the book according to the historical-cultural context, all of which are fundamental issues in an iconographic study.