Cultural Syncretism and Interpicturality: The Iconography of Throne Benches in Medieval Icelandic Book Painting
Stefan Drechsler
Abstract In relation to the major topic of present volume, this article is intended provide new methodological and iconographic insights into cultural adaptation integration European motifs in medieval western Scandinavian arts culture, as well relations between detail its surrounding texts. At same time, offers a approach existing research on basis two theories hitherto little investigated research: syncretism interpicturality. archaeology media studies, these approaches are used interpret cultural–historical artefacts that were created for one then reused context which may alter their meaning. The seeks explain how both meaning appearance single motif change vernacular texts it accompanies, working methods illuminators differ manuscripts. As qualitative example, investigation will focus complex found six Icelandic manuscripts from fourteenth century, namely feature animal heads extensions throne seats. Although studied manuscripts, widely throughout Middle Ages with various secular religious connotations. particular, linked specific narrative roles details play written text generally physical objects carry iconography:
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