Sons et Gestes: Ekphrasis des espaces liturgiques
Vincent Debiais
The medieval liturgical experience is the result of a dialogue between obvious facts (places, gestures and actors) mystery (a quest Invisible, encounter earth heaven). All artistic productions in connection with liturgy intend to translate contents this dialogue, make it exalt it. A transfer from imperceptible towards sublime takes place art thanks poetic recourses which put sign order celebrate moral effective impact rituals. This article deals some these modalities Carolingian art. Poems, images, objets are analyzed for their capacities fix material performance rituals, means they use visible operating church, priests’ speech gestures, faithful’s silence, movements community.