Cecily Hennessy
Biographic Data
| ID | 978051 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecily Hennessy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecily |
| FAMILY NAME | Hennessy |
| SIGNATURE | HENNESSY C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warwick |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-0977-452X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Medieval Holy Sepulchre Chapels
This paper explores the rituals enacted in or connected with two medieval churches, one walrus ivory cross and a central topic of medieval devotion, Christ's passion. During Easter Week these memorialised the site in Jerusalem dedicated to the burial of Christ, the holiest place in Christendom. It focuses on the physical elements, the spaces, the paintings and sculpture, the ceremonial objects and relics and the performative nature of rituals ass…
Thomas Becket, Henry II, Daughters and Sons
This study examines the intentions and activities of the children of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine in participating in or promoting the cult of Thomas Becket. It looks at the existing material evidence as well as historical accounts. Much valuable recent work has focused on the daughters, Matilda, Leonor and Joanna, and their patronage regarding Becket, which includes the iconography of an illuminated manuscript page, the dedication of an alt…
Tomb and Temple
Childhood, Byzantine
Childhood is the span of life from birth to adolescence or adulthood. Legally, people in Byzantium were considered minors until the age of twenty‐five, although young people could assume responsible roles in life at an early age.
Mosaics, Byzantine
Mosaics are composed of small pieces of stone or glass, known as “tesserae,” inserted onto a bed, usually of mortar or plaster.
Iconography, Byzantine
Iconography denotes the subject matter of an image or object, and by extension its meaning and interpretation.
Icon
The term “icon” derives from the Greek eikon , meaning “likeness,” “image,” or “representation.”
A child bride and her representation in the Vatican Epithalamion , cod. gr. 1851
Vatican cod. gr. 1851 is composed of four bifolia, which contain the partial text of a poem and seven illuminations. The protagonists described in the poem are a Byzantine emperor, his youthful son, his daughter and a young foreign princess to whom the son is betrothed. Comparisons with other examples of imperial dress lead to the conclusion that the illustrations in the manuscript are probably fourteenth-century. I propose that the groom was And…
Short Notices
Short Notices Get access C. A. M. HENNESSY C. A. M. HENNESSY University of Warwick Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXVI, Issue CCCXXXVIII, January 1971, Pages 178–179, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXVI.CCCXXXVIII.178 Published: 01 January 1971
Short Notices
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access C. A. M. HENNESSY C. A. M. HENNESSY University of Warwick Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXII, Issue CCCXXV, October 1967, Pages 874-a–874, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXII.CCCXXV.874-a Published: 01 October 1967
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Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access C. A. M. HENNESSY C. A. M. HENNESSY University of Warwick Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXII, Issue CCCXXV, October 1967, Pages 874-a–874, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXII.CCCXXV.874-a Published: 01 October 1967
Short Notices
Short Notices
Short Notices Get access C. A. M. HENNESSY C. A. M. HENNESSY University of Warwick Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXVI, Issue CCCXXXVIII, January 1971, Pages 178–179, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXVI.CCCXXXVIII.178 Published: 01 January 1971
A child bride and her representation in the Vatican Epithalamion , cod. gr. 1851
Vatican cod. gr. 1851 is composed of four bifolia, which contain the partial text of a poem and seven illuminations. The protagonists described in the poem are a Byzantine emperor, his youthful son, his daughter and a young foreign princess to whom the son is betrothed. Comparisons with other examples of imperial dress lead to the conclusion that the illustrations in the manuscript are probably fourteenth-century. I propose that the groom was And…
Childhood, Byzantine
Childhood is the span of life from birth to adolescence or adulthood. Legally, people in Byzantium were considered minors until the age of twenty‐five, although young people could assume responsible roles in life at an early age.
Mosaics, Byzantine
Mosaics are composed of small pieces of stone or glass, known as “tesserae,” inserted onto a bed, usually of mortar or plaster.
Iconography, Byzantine
Iconography denotes the subject matter of an image or object, and by extension its meaning and interpretation.
Icon
The term “icon” derives from the Greek eikon , meaning “likeness,” “image,” or “representation.”
Tomb and Temple
Thomas Becket, Henry II, Daughters and Sons
This study examines the intentions and activities of the children of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine in participating in or promoting the cult of Thomas Becket. It looks at the existing material evidence as well as historical accounts. Much valuable recent work has focused on the daughters, Matilda, Leonor and Joanna, and their patronage regarding Becket, which includes the iconography of an illuminated manuscript page, the dedication of an alt…
Medieval Holy Sepulchre Chapels
This paper explores the rituals enacted in or connected with two medieval churches, one walrus ivory cross and a central topic of medieval devotion, Christ's passion. During Easter Week these memorialised the site in Jerusalem dedicated to the burial of Christ, the holiest place in Christendom. It focuses on the physical elements, the spaces, the paintings and sculpture, the ceremonial objects and relics and the performative nature of rituals ass…
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