The Origins and Development of the Virgin Mary's Book at the Annunciation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10773191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Saetveit Miles (0000-0002-8998-5250, Nortura (Norway), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 632-669 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Speculum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-7134 • E-ISSN: 2040-8072 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0038713414000748 |
| OpenAlex | W2320918653 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 17 |
After the Crucifixion, the Annunciation may be the most frequently portrayed scene in premodern art of the West. In nearly every representation the Virgin Mary is shown with a book as she greets the angel Gabriel. No matter where the artist has situated her—on a blank background, on a throne, in a bedroom, in a living room, in a chapel, in a church, on a portico—Mary's book is nearby. It rests in her lap or on a lectern, held open by her hand or closed with the page marked by a finger; it is a solitary volume, or drawn from an impressive library in the background. The detail of the book, like so many iconographical elements we now take for granted in biblical scenes, certainly did not come from the sole Gospel account of the Annunciation, Luke 1.26–38. Luke's stark description narrates the conversation between girl and angel when she is revealed as the Mother of God. Where, then, did the motif of Mary's book originate? What is she reading? How did the “Reading Annunciate” develop over time? What did Mary's reading mean for people in the Middle Ages
Aesthetics · Altar · Art · Art history · Chapel · Gospel · Heaven · Literature · Motif (music · Politics · Reading (process · Representation (politics · Throne · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Renaissance Literature and Culture
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Visualizing Reading Practices in the Late Middle Ages
Imprinting exemplarity
Annunciation and Intuition
Magisterial Authority, Philosophical Identity, and the Growth of Marian Devotion
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |