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Shrouding the divine: observations on the iconography of the entombment of Christ in Ethiopian illumination of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries

Abstract:: This article discusses the iconography of the Entombment in Ethiopian manuscript illumination of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. It has a twofold purpose: (1) to show that during this period Ethiopian artists purposely avoided references to Jesus’ suffering and death during the Passion; and (2) to uncover the wealth of liturgical allusions that are found in illuminated gospels books of this period. The article also highlights the importance of philology in the study of Ethiopian manuscript illumination and shows that the religious beliefs and practices of Ethiopian artists probably played a greater role in shaping iconography than hitherto acknowledged.

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Gnisci, J. (2015). Shrouding the divine: observations on the iconography of the entombment of Christ in Ethiopian illumination of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. Orientalia Christiana Periodica, 81(2), 473–492.

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Gnisci, J. “Shrouding the Divine: Observations on the Iconography of the Entombment of Christ in Ethiopian Illumination of the Fourteenth and Early Fifteenth Centuries.” Orientalia Christiana Periodica, vol. 81, no. 2, 2015, pp. 473–92.

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Gnisci, J. 2015. “Shrouding the Divine: Observations on the Iconography of the Entombment of Christ in Ethiopian Illumination of the Fourteenth and Early Fifteenth Centuries.” Orientalia Christiana Periodica 81 (2): 473–92.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: Humanities
Department:: Classics Faculty
Department:: Unknown
Role:: Author

Publisher:: Edizioni Orientalia Cristiana
Journal:: Orientalia Christiana Periodica More from this journal
Volume:: 81
Issue:: 2
Pages:: 473-492
Publication date:: 2015-12-31
Acceptance date:: 2015-03-17
ISSN:: 0030-5375

Keywords:: SBTMR
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Source identifiers:: 983314
Deposit date:: 2019-03-18
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Copyright date:: 2015
Notes:: © Edizioni Orientalia Cristiana

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