Sensing Sacred Texts - James W Watts
What the Book Arts Can Teach Us About Sacred Texts: The Aesthetic Dimension of Scripture
Sensing Sacred Texts - James W Watts
S. Brent Plate
Hamilton College
Description
Brent Plate describes and categorizes the sensorium evoked by book arts and its implications for understanding the impact of books in general and sacred texts in particular. He argues that the aesthetic dimension of iconic books needs separate analysis to understand their impact.