Date of Award
Spring 5-3-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Cynthia Hahn
Second Advisor
Wen-shing Chou
Academic Program Adviser
Maria Antonella Pelizzari
Abstract
Six Carolingian ivory plaques share almost identical imagery. This thesis focuses on the figures of Synagoga and the rising dead repeated in the compositions. As the ivories are Gospel covers used in Mass, this study demonstrates how these motifs appeal to the congregation, conveying the Christian tenet of universal salvation.
Recommended Citation
Thai, Valerie, "Vision, Repetition and Redemption: Envisioning Universal Salvation in a group of Six Carolingian Ivory Book Covers" (2024). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1130
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