Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	512
Title	Spiritual Space and Physical Place: Defining and Transcending Boundaries in the Medieval World
Date/Time	Tuesday 5 July 2022: 09.00-10.30
Sponsor	Hagiography Society
Organiser	Kathryn Gerry, Department of Art History, Bowdoin College, Brunswick
Moderator/Chair	Lucy Donkin, Departments of History & History of Art, University of Bristol
Paper 512-a	The Armchair Time Traveler: Crossing Chronological Boundaries in Matthew Paris' Pictorial Hagiography (Dublin, Trinity College MS 177) (Language: English) Kathryn Gerry, Department of Art History, Bowdoin College, Brunswick Index Terms: Art History - General; Art History - Painting; Hagiography; Manuscripts and Palaeography
Paper 512-b	Blurring the Boundaries of Lusignan Cyprus: Saints' Icons within Multi-Confessional Communities (Language: English) Lisa Mahoney, Department of History of Art & Architecture, DePaul University, Illinois Index Terms: Art History - General; Art History - Painting; Byzantine Studies; Crusades
Abstract	This session examines the role of place, whether static or dynamic, within European and Mediterranean spiritual communities. The communities in question were defined in part by relationships with the divine, mediated through historical prophets and saints, and enabling a powerful shared sense of identity and purpose. These papers explore ways in which the visual and material arts might be used to foster, expand, and/or continue a sense of communal identity, often transcending physical and chronological boundaries.