Light, vision(s), transformation. Experiencing baptism in canopied fonts (ca. 230-ca. 500)

Authors

IVANOVICI Dan-Vladimir DENNIS Nathan S.

Year of publication 2020
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Hortus Artium Medievalium
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Web https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/J.HAM.5.121693?journalCode=ham
Keywords baptism; late antiquity; canopies
Description This article considers the ways in which the presence of canopies over baptismal fonts influenced the perception of the ritual experience and space. Attested in an important number of late antique baptisteries, canopies shaped the way in which fonts were perceived by conditioning their illumination. Additionally, they created meaningful associations with other canopied spaces and objects, thus adding to the symbolism of the ritual.
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