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Accepted Paper:
Ways of seeing: miraculous sight in early medieval art
Dorothy Verkerk
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Paper short abstract:
This paper explores the sense of sight, both optical and internal, in the presentation, contemplation and creation of illuminated manuscripts. Illuminated manuscripts, such as the Book of Kells, were often produced as display objects to create a sense of awe and wonder; however, there is a hierarchy of sight that begins when the scribe/artist takes up the stylus and brush to create the text, images, and ornament. Manuscripts -- books created by the hand -- whose primary purpose was display reached iconic and relic status by the initial act of opening the interior eyes to the divine act of Creation.
Paper long abstract:
This paper explores the sense of sight, both optical and internal, in the presentation, contemplation and creation of illuminated manuscripts. Illuminated manuscripts, such as the Book of Kells, were often produced as display objects to create a sense of awe and wonder; however, there is a hierarchy of sight that begins when the scribe/artist takes up the stylus and brush to create the text, images, and ornament. Manuscripts -- books created by the hand -- whose primary purpose was display reached iconic and relic status by the initial act of opening the interior eyes to the divine act of Creation.