De Consecratione

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De Consecratione is a Latin treatise by Abbot Suger that reflects on the theological and artistic significance of the rebuilding and dedication of the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, a landmark in early Gothic architecture.

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De Consecratione canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin treatise ⓘ
medieval theological work ⓘ
associatedWith Abbey Church of Saint-Denis ⓘ
Capetian royal abbey of Saint-Denis ⓘ
early Gothic architecture ⓘ
author Abbot Suger ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of France ⓘ
describes precious materials used in church decoration ⓘ
royal and noble attendance at the consecration ⓘ
use of stained glass at Saint-Denis ⓘ
discusses artistic significance of Saint-Denis ⓘ
liturgical ceremonies of consecration ⓘ
relationship between material beauty and spiritual elevation ⓘ
relics and their display at Saint-Denis ⓘ
symbolism of light in church decoration ⓘ
documentedIn medieval Latin manuscript tradition ⓘ
genre art-historical reflection ⓘ
theological treatise ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance key source for the history of Saint-Denis ⓘ
primary textual witness to early Gothic ideology ⓘ
hasPart accounts of the dedication ceremonies ⓘ
descriptions of the new choir of Saint-Denis ⓘ
inscriptions and texts related to the consecration ⓘ
theological reflections on church ornament ⓘ
historicalContext rebuilding of Saint-Denis under Abbot Suger ⓘ
influenced later interpretations of Gothic architecture ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
mainSubject church architecture ⓘ
consecration of the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis ⓘ
liturgical dedication ⓘ
rebuilding of the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis ⓘ
theology of light ⓘ
placeOfComposition Abbey of Saint-Denis ⓘ
relatedWork De Administratione ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
studiedIn art history ⓘ
medieval studies ⓘ
theology ⓘ
theologicalTheme anagogy from material to spiritual ⓘ
glorification of God through art ⓘ
sacred space and sanctification ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy historians of liturgy ⓘ
historians of medieval art ⓘ
scholars of Gothic architecture ⓘ
writtenByPosition abbot of Saint-Denis ⓘ

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Abbot Suger → wrote → De Consecratione ⓘ
De Administratione → relatedWork → De Consecratione ⓘ