The Eclectic Visual Culture of Medieval Moldavia.

• Superior document: Visualising the Middle Ages Series ; v.15
• Author: Sullivan, Alice Isabella.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Visualising the Middle Ages Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (513 pages)

The eclectic visual culture of medieval Moldavia developed at the crossroads of the Latin, Greek, and Slavic traditions beginning in the 15th century. The artistic production of this networked Carpathian Mountain region reflects the creativity, complexity, and diversity of the cultural landscapes of Eastern Europe.

Table of Contents

Front Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- Notes on Sources, Dates, Translations, and Transliterations -- Table of Key Monuments -- Introduction -- 1 Scholarly Constructs and Terminology -- 2 Historiography -- 3 New Directions -- 4 Book Overview -- Chapter 1 Changing Landscapes -- 1 Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire -- 2 Defensive Landscape -- 3 Sacred Landscape -- 4 Fortified Monasteries -- 5 Projects beyond Moldavia -- Chapter 2 Ideologies and Temporalities -- 1 Shifting Identities -- 2 Votive Images, Intercessors, and Rituals -- 3 Alter Constantinus -- 4 New Struggles and Ambitions -- Chapter 3 Patterns of Patronage -- 1 Patronage of Mount Athos -- 2 Reasons for Patronage -- 3 Counter-gifts and Holy Relics -- 4 Workshops and Scriptoria -- Chapter 4 Sacred Spaces -- 1 Transitions and Transformations -- 2 Peter's Ecclesiastical Projects -- 3 Byzantine-Slavic Forms -- 4 Gothic Elements -- 5 Stylistic Pluralism -- Chapter 5 Images and Rituals -- 1 Mural Cycles in the Naos and Altar -- 2 The Visual and Spatial Orchestration of the Divine Liturgy -- 3 Preparatory Spaces and the Path to Salvation -- 4 Exterior Images and Ambulatory Processions -- Chapter 6 Burials and Memory -- 1 The Moldavian Gropniță -- 2 Burials apud ecclesiam -- 3 The Graves and Their Props -- 4 Social and Symbolic Explanations -- 5 Spiritual and Eschatological Dimensions -- Chapter 7 Traditions and Transformations -- 1 The Patronage of the Movilă Brothers -- 2 Transformations in the Local Visual Culture -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Biblical Index -- Index of Names, Titles, and Selected Realia -- Index of Repositories: Archives, Libraries, and Museums -- Back Cover.