This article looks at how the description of existing material elements (environments and ob- jects) could be used to both cultivate past memories and create new memories for the future, with the ultimate goal of generating a sense of community between individuals who lived apart from each other. It will take as case-study two letters sent by Ansellus, then cantor of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, to the cathedral chapter of Notre-Dame in Paris around 1120, which at- test in an exceptional way the various means which could be employed to reach this goal, from a skillful use of rhetoric to the sharing of gifts (in this case, of relics) and of knowledge connected, from the circulation of envoys to the establishment of a confraternity of prayer.
Questo articolo analizza come i riferimenti a elementi materiali esistenti (ambienti e oggetti) potessero essere usati a scopo memoriale, sia per coltivare memorie passate, sia per crearne di nuove. Prenderà come caso di studio due lettere inviate da Ansellus, allora cantore del Santo Sepolcro a Gerusalemme, al capitolo della cattedrale di Notre-Dame a Parigi, nel 1120, con l’obiettivo di sottolineare e rafforzare il suo legame con la comunità. Queste lettere attestano la varietà dei mezzi usati a questo scopo: dall’uso sapiente della retorica all’invio di doni preziosi (specificamente, reliquie) e alla condivisione di un patrimonio di conoscenze, fino alla circolazione di inviati e alla creazione di associazioni di preghiera.
Memory and Materiality in the Letters and Gifts sent by Ansellus ‘de Turre’ from Jerusalem to Paris, ca 1120 / M. Long. - In: RM RIVISTA. - ISSN 1593-2214. - 24:1(2023), pp. 77-96. [10.6093/1593-2214/9832]
Memory and Materiality in the Letters and Gifts sent by Ansellus ‘de Turre’ from Jerusalem to Paris, ca 1120
M. Long
2023
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This article looks at how the description of existing material elements (environments and ob- jects) could be used to both cultivate past memories and create new memories for the future, with the ultimate goal of generating a sense of community between individuals who lived apart from each other. It will take as case-study two letters sent by Ansellus, then cantor of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, to the cathedral chapter of Notre-Dame in Paris around 1120, which at- test in an exceptional way the various means which could be employed to reach this goal, from a skillful use of rhetoric to the sharing of gifts (in this case, of relics) and of knowledge connected, from the circulation of envoys to the establishment of a confraternity of prayer.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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