Speaking Sculptures in Late Medieval Europe FICA

Speaking Sculptures in Late Medieval Europe FICASpeaking Sculptures in Late Medieval Europe explores medieval sculptors motif of the open mouth. The speech mode, as it is called in this book, is more than an illusionistic device or an affective ploy to foster the emotional response of the viewer. Here it is shown to have a deeper significance as an agent of engagement and persuasion. Through the evocation of sound, speaking sculptures fostered imaginatively an aural relationship between the

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