Institute for Medieval Studies
IMC 2008 Session
| Session | 1021 |
| Title | Things with Wings: Early Christian Images of Winged Creatures |
| Date/Time | Wednesday 9 July 2008: 09.00-10.30 |
| Sponsor | University of York |
| Organiser | Jane Hawkes, Department of History of Art, University of York |
| Moderator/Chair | Jane Hawkes, Department of History of Art, University of York |
| Paper 1021-a | On a Wing and a Prayer: The Exegesis of Winged Evangelist Symbols (Language: English) Nick Baker, Independent Scholar, York Index Terms: Art History - General; Biblical Studies |
| Paper 1021-b | The Symbolic Life of Birds: Ravens in Anglo-Saxon Art (Language: English) Jane Hawkes, Department of History of Art, University of York Janina Ramirez, Department of History of Art, University of Warwick Index Terms: Art History - General; Language and Literature - Old English |
| Paper 1021-c | Representations of Griffins in 11th-Century Croatian Sculpture (Language: English) Magdalena Skoblar, British School, Athens Index Terms: Architecture - General; Art History - Sculpture |
| Abstract | Looking at some of the diverse images of winged creatures produced from early Anglo-Saxon England through to Carolingian Croatia, this section uses iconographic analyses to shed new light on these forms. Ravens, griffins, and winged evangelist symbols are considered for their potential as bearers of significant symbolic meaning. |