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The Traditio Legis: Anatomy of an Image (Paperback)
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The Traditio Legis: Anatomy of an Image (Paperback)
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The bearded and mature figure of Christ stands majestically raising
his right hand, open palm facing the viewer. In his left he holds
an unfurled scroll. Saints Peter and Paul appear on either side,
Peter approaching to catch or protect the dangling bookroll. This
image, the so-called traditio legis, first appeared in late
fourthcentury Rome in a variety of media, from the monumental to
the miniature, including mosaic, catacomb painting, gold-glass and,
the most numerous group, marble relief carving on sarcophagi. This
monograph engages in a close reading of the traditio legis,
highlighting its novelty and complexity to early Christian viewers.
The image is analyzed as a conflation of two distinct forms of
representation, each constructed of unusual and potentially
multivalent elements. Iconographical details like the hirsute
Christ, his gesture, Peter's covered hands and the unorthodox
positioning of the two saints are examined in isolation and as
elements of the whole. The synthetic composition invited
alternative and over-determined meanings.
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