Embodying the Historical Moment: Tombs and Idols in the Histoire ancienne jusqu'a Cesar
Suzanne Conklin Akbari
The sharp divide between sacred and secular objects is ultimately an arbitrary one: sacrality less a quality inherent in the object itself than product of way which seen. This particularly evident medieval universal histories, all events are brought within economy salvation history, serving as threads larger fabric narration past. In construction this historical web, monumental play important role. thirteenth-century Histoire ancienne jusqu’à César, copied at Crusader stronghold Acre, such gates Janus imperial Rome, Tower Babel, fortified city Troy serve potent emblems turning points past potential springboards toward imagined future. These reference form lattice parallels that impose upon time.
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies