Manipulating Theophany : Light and Ritual in North Adriatic Architecture (ca. 400-Ca. 800).

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Paulinus of Nola and the New Visual Rhetoric of Sanctity -- I. Light in Late Antique Baptismal Theory and Practice -- I.1 Initiation and Light Theophanies in Late Antiquity -- I.2 Christian Bishops on Reflecting the Image of God at Baptism -- I.2.1 Reproducing the Divine Light -- I.2.2 The Ambrosian Tradition -- I.2.3 Peter Chrysologus and Baptism in Fifth-Century Ravenna -- I.3 The Orthodox Baptistery in Ravenna -- I.3.1 The Iconography -- I.3.1.1 The Cupola's Central Scene -- I.3.1.2 The χορός of the Apostles -- I.3.1.3 The Thrones and Altars Register -- I.3.1.4 The Level of the Windows and of the Stucco Prophets -- I.3.1.5 The Floor Level -- I.4 Conclusion: Encountering the Divine in Fifth-Century Ravenna -- I.5 The Archbishops' Chapel in Ravenna -- I.5.1 Ravenna at the Beginning of the Sixth Century -- I.5.2 The Chapel and the Orthodox Baptistery -- I.5.2.1 The Architecture -- I.5.2.2 The Inscription -- I.5.2.3 The Iconography -- I.5.2.4 The Light -- I.5.3 Conclusion -- II. Light in the Context of the Eucharistic Liturgy -- Ps.-Dionysius the Areopagite -- II.1 San Vitale in Ravenna -- II.1.1 Juliana Anicia and "Justinianic" Churches -- II.1.2 Sixth-Century Ravenna and the Church of San Vitale -- II.1.3 Venantius Fortunatus and the Ravennate Experience -- II.1.4 The Architecture -- II.1.4.1 The Orientation and Openings -- II.1.5 The Decoration -- II.1.5.1 The Textures and Colours -- II.1.5.2 Metal Paraphernalia and Artificial Lights -- II.1.5.3 The Figurative Decoration -- II.1.6 The Liturgy -- II.1.7 The New Ritual Mise-en-Scène on the Adriatic Shores -- II.1.8 Conclusion -- III. Conclusion -- IV. Excursus: The Tempietto Longobardo in Cividale -- IV.1 Between East and West -- IV.2 The Tempietto -- IV.3 The Use and Meaning of Light -- IV.4 Manipulating Theophany on the Eve of the Carolingian Renaissance.

Bibliography -- Index of Persons -- Index of Places.

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