The Ambiguity of Eros: An Image of the Antique God of Love in a Christian Encyclopaedia
E. Mulders
Relations between images and texts have benefited from an increase in scholarly attention. In medieval studies, art historians, codicologists, philologists others applied their methods to the study of illuminated manuscripts other works art. These studies shifted a concern about contents messages contained artefacts (e.g. iconography) interest ways which they were communicated intended audiences. The perception images, reception by contemporaries later generations become topics own right. According some, may be ‘read’. others, is fundamentally different that texts. analysis individual remains basis for any consideration transmission uses. interactions non-verbal verbal forms communication, more particular relations visual symbols than writing recording speech writing, are important evaluation both
Utrecht studies in medieval literacy