Pentecost in the Codex Egberti (c. 980) and the Benedictional of Archbishop Robert (late tenth century). The Visual Medium and the Senses

Baert, Barbara

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“…Moreover, the apostles look straight ahead and not toward Christ: this means that the latter is not present in the scene and that he does not appear to them in "corporeal" vision. If the creator of the image chose to represent Christ when he does not manifest himself corporally to the apostles, it is perhaps because he appears to them in a "spiritual" vision or "spiritual seeing", in the words of Barbara Baert (Baert 2014). In her article, she interprets the iconography of a Pentecost scene in the Codex Egberti thanks to the different levels of vision defined by Saint Augustine (Baert 2014(Baert , 2016.…”

Section: The Three Modes Of Vision Of Saint Augustinementioning

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“…If the creator of the image chose to represent Christ when he does not manifest himself corporally to the apostles, it is perhaps because he appears to them in a "spiritual" vision or "spiritual seeing", in the words of Barbara Baert (Baert 2014). In her article, she interprets the iconography of a Pentecost scene in the Codex Egberti thanks to the different levels of vision defined by Saint Augustine (Baert 2014(Baert , 2016. The works of this Church Father can also be consulted to interpret the image of Pentecost in the Odbert Psalter; indeed, his thought is present in the psalter with his commentary on the Psalms, providing a Christian interpretation of the Psalms.…”

Section: The Three Modes Of Vision Of Saint Augustinementioning

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The Odbert Psalter (Boulogne-sur-Mer, BM, ms. 20); or, the Image as a Medium for Contemplative Practice

Lagrange

2023

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The monastic reforms of the 10th century greatly increased the role of the psalter, a biblical book that became the main tool of a monk in personal and collective prayer. The Odbert Psalter, produced in Saint-Bertin around 999, opens with a scene of Pentecost in which we see Christ represented as a king who is static and in a space distinct from the apostles, exhibiting an attitude of meditation. This is not a narrative image: this scene is an indication for the reader of the Psalms. If he follows the example of the apostles, he will arrive at the vision of God, which can only be attained through continuous meditation on the Psalms as it was defined by the reforms. This image serves as a medium for the act of contemplation itself: according to the three modes of vision defined by Saint Augustine, the image of Christ constitutes a pathway from corporeal vision to intellectual vision. By constituting the support of divine contemplation, the psalter and its images are set up here as perfect mediators of the power of the intellect.

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Section: The Three Modes Of Vision Of Saint Augustinementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Three Modes Of Vision Of Saint Augustinementioning

confidence: 99%