REX DVD : Om framställningar av kung David spelande på stränginstrument i bilder från tidigmedeltida manuskript
(2006)Division of Art History and Visual Studies
- Abstract
- The purpose of this work was to investigate the early medieval view of the Bilical king David through the analysis of ten illuminations found in early medieval manuscripts in which he is depicted playing string instruments. First, a description of medieval manuscripts and king David and string instruments was presented, second, an analysis and a discussion of images as source material and an interpretation of the mythic and symbolic significance that is based on ideas presented by Paul Ricoeurs and Roland Barthes of the ten illuminations followed. The results showed that king David often was portrayed as a musical king, a dancer and a prophet that incarnated wisdom and justice; that king David served as a role-model for the Western... (More)
- The purpose of this work was to investigate the early medieval view of the Bilical king David through the analysis of ten illuminations found in early medieval manuscripts in which he is depicted playing string instruments. First, a description of medieval manuscripts and king David and string instruments was presented, second, an analysis and a discussion of images as source material and an interpretation of the mythic and symbolic significance that is based on ideas presented by Paul Ricoeurs and Roland Barthes of the ten illuminations followed. The results showed that king David often was portrayed as a musical king, a dancer and a prophet that incarnated wisdom and justice; that king David served as a role-model for the Western regents, and that he was portrayed in an idealised and estethically appealing manner. (Less)
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- author
- Munck Af Rosenschöld, Viktoria
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2006
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Kung David, medeltiden, manuskript, musikinstrument, bibliska motiv, bildkällor, psaltarbilder, Art History, Konstvetenskap, Medieval history, Medeltidens historia
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1328820
- date added to LUP
- 2006-10-31 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2006-10-31 00:00:00
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abstract = {{The purpose of this work was to investigate the early medieval view of the Bilical king David through the analysis of ten illuminations found in early medieval manuscripts in which he is depicted playing string instruments. First, a description of medieval manuscripts and king David and string instruments was presented, second, an analysis and a discussion of images as source material and an interpretation of the mythic and symbolic significance that is based on ideas presented by Paul Ricoeurs and Roland Barthes of the ten illuminations followed. The results showed that king David often was portrayed as a musical king, a dancer and a prophet that incarnated wisdom and justice; that king David served as a role-model for the Western regents, and that he was portrayed in an idealised and estethically appealing manner.}},
author = {{Munck Af Rosenschöld, Viktoria}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{REX DVD : Om framställningar av kung David spelande på stränginstrument i bilder från tidigmedeltida manuskript}},
year = {{2006}},
}