HIG sponsored Paper Session to be held on Friday, April 14th, at SAH 2023 in Montreal
PS34 Material Religion through the Sacred Interior will be Chaired by Tania Kolarik, University of Wisconsin-Madison Session Description (CfP): Material Religion Through the Sacred Interior Following the Protestant Reformation, clerics and church officials stripped the interior spaces of many western medieval churches of their polychromy, textiles, choir screens, side altars, and sculptures, fundamentally changing the sensorial experience of worship for both clergy and laity. These changes had an impact on how scholars approached medieval church interiors, causing some to overlook the presence of furniture and other portable furnishings. Instead, art and architectural historians have emphasized architectural structure, frescos, and painted altarpieces. Other scholars analyze aspectsRead More →