Book Cover Panels with Savior in Majesty and Saint Stephen
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Book Cover Panels with Savior in Majesty and Saint Stephen
1858, after original of early 10th century
Plaster cast of original ivory carving
State:
Reproduction
11 15/16 in. x 8 1/2 in. (30.3 cm x 21.6 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
1858.87
Acquisition Date:
1908
Geography:
Europe, Belgium, Liège
Classification:
Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures; Fictile Ivories
Culture/Nationality:
German
Collection:
Fictile Ivories
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- Abrahamic religions - The group of religions comprising Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, that trace their origin to the prophet Abraham.
- Christian doctrinal concepts - Concepts related to the doctrine of Christianity.
- Christianity - Refers to the world religion and culture that developed in the first century CE, driven by the teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Its roots are in the Judaic tradition and the Old Testament. The tenets include a belief in the death and redemptive resurrection of Jesus. The religion incorporates a tradition of faith, ritual, and a form of church authority or leadership.
- plaster - Refers to a soft, plastic material that can be spread or daubed on a wall, ceiling, or other surface, where it afterwards hardens. In the context of art and architecture, it generally refers specifically to a mixture of water, lime, and sand, often combined with other materials, such as animal hair, to give the resulting material strength, texture, and if the surface is to be painted, porosity.
- religions - Belief systems that encompass various personal and institutional relationships between human beings and what they regard as holy, sacred, or divine, usually but not always a deity, or a spiritual or occult force. Participation in a religion is typically manifested in obedience, reverence, and worship, often including group activities and alliance with a leader. Elements of a religion or similar belief system include doctrine, ritual, defined parameters of morality, and a code of living, often seen as a means of achieving spiritual or material improvement.
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Bibliography List
The following Bibliography exist for this object:
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J. O. Westwood,
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Fictile Ivories in the South Kensington Museum
G. E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoods.
London, England, 1876
Page Number: 126-127, no. 281 -
Theo Jülich,
Die mittelalterlichen Elfenbeinarbeiten des Hessischen Landesmuseums Darmstadt
Verlag Schnell & Steiner .
Regensburg, Germany, 2007
Page Number: 72-75
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