Le flabellum liturgique carolingien de Saint-Philibert : du don d’un souffle à la geste des moines
Isabelle Cartron
Isabelle Cartron, The Carolingian Liturgical Flabellum of Saint-Philibert : from the Gift Breath to Monks’ Gesta monastic community has preserved a rare and precious liturgical flabellum period, which is now be found in Bargello Museum Florence. Composed long bone handle fixed an ivory box, it illuminated parchment fan at its extremity, depicts portrayals saints. Often studied, especially art historical perspective, making not always been linked history that owned it, nor placed context, we propose do this article. Quite Western Europe, object was used chase away flies chalice during celebration mass. reference these evil insects perhaps fortuitous considering monks were threatened chased by Vikings whom they perceived as Scourge God. saints represented on could also have had symbolic relationship aristocrats who protected congregation throughout ninth century. It probably one them, Geilon, gave exceptional monastery, he later became abbot.
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