Translating the Sacred: Piety, Politics and the Changing Image of the Holy House of Loreto
xi, 93 p. : ill. A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call numbers: AAA NB1793.I82 L674 2008
Architecture as Relic and the Construction of Sanctity: The Stones of the Holy Sepulchre
The concept of the sanctity of architecture is studied through an examination of the historical development of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, focusing on the reconstruction undertaken by the crusaders in about 1114 and dedicated in 1149. The result of three major periods of construction, the present church is replete with disquieting disjunctions that defy easy explanation. Although the crusaders added elements that reflected their own cultural milieu, such as the monumental entrance and the pilgrimage choir, many of their architectural decisions were guided by the religious associations of the venerable older building. The desire to preserve and display as much as possible of the existing fabric, including both standing walls and spolia, resulted in significant aesthetic and structural compromises in their final design.
Abbot Suger on the Abbey Church of St. Denis and Its Art Treasures
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION vii PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION xi LIST OF FIGURES xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xvii INTRODUCTION 1 TEXT AND TRANSLATIONS 39 LIBER DE REBUS IN ADMINISTRATIONE SUA GESTIS 40 LIBELLUS ALTER DE CONSECRATIONE ECCLEA SANCTI DIONYSII 82 ORDINATO A.D. MCXL VEL MCXLI CONFIRMATA 122 COMMENTARY 139 PRELIMINARY REMARKS THE TEXTS DATES TRANSMISSION, AND READINGS 141 PERSONS AND PLACES UNITS OF WEIGHT AND CURRENCY 146 AUTHOR'S NOTE 146 COMMENTARY UPON THE "LIBER REBUS IN ADMINISTRATION SUA GESTIS" 147 COMMENTARY UPON THE "LIBEELLUS ALTER DE CONSECRATIONE ECCLESIAE SANCTI DIONYSII" 224 COMMENTARY UPON THE "ORDINATIO" OF 1140 OR 1141 251 GLOSSARY 260 BIBLIOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS 262 ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY SINCE 1945 264 INDEX 277 ILLUSTRATIONS 285