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        Text/Image/Sound: Initials as Entanglements and Embodiment in the Leiden Psalter (Leiden, University Library, BPL 76 A)

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        2015
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        Haaren, S. van
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        This master's thesis (re)considers the dynamic relation between text, image and sound in some initials of the Leiden Psalter (Leiden, University Library, BPL 76 A). I argue that the theoretical reconsideration of the relationship between writing and images, determining their distinction and overlap by looking at them holistically as systems of signs with the incorporation of their material nature, their performative nature, and sound, will help understand the initials and their place in the entity of the Leiden Psalter. The Psalter does not merely transmit the psalms, prayers, and other textual contents, but is an embodiment of religious devotion, sanctity, and literacy. This holistic approach to the study of decorated initials leads to interesting new ideas about the position and function of the (art) object, in this case the Leiden Psalter as a devotional and educational manuscript, in medieval society.
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        https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/25833
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