Recasting histories of sound and matter : Erasmus and the Bells of Averbode
Journal article
Champion, Matthew S.. (2023). Recasting histories of sound and matter : Erasmus and the Bells of Averbode. Sixteenth Century Journal: journal of early modern studies. 54(1-2), pp. 73-98. https://doi.org/10.1086/727948
Authors | Champion, Matthew S. |
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Abstract | Erasmus’s epigrams “On six restored bells” (ca. 1501) draw attention to their material origins in bells remade for the Premonstratensian Abbey of Averbode following a calamitous fire. In doing so, they allow an exploration of the tensions between holy matter speaking with present, embodied, sanctified voices, and a world where resonant matter is marginalized and past material voices speak to the soul through words on the page. By tracing bell cultures in the period, and emphasizing the dense resonances of bronze as a material, this article shows how Erasmus’s approach to sound and matter both resonates with and transforms classical traditions and the local cultures of religious reform in the Low Countries. |
Keywords | Erasmus; On six restored bells; Bell cultures; religious reform |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Journal | Sixteenth Century Journal: journal of early modern studies |
Journal citation | 54 (1-2), pp. 73-98 |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
ISSN | 0361-0160 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1086/727948 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/727948 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 73-98 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 09 Sep 2024 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | DE 200101479 |
Additional information | © 2024 Sixteenth Century Society. All rights reserved. |
Research for this article was supported by the Australian Research Council (DE 200101479). | |
Place of publication | United States |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90xxv/recasting-histories-of-sound-and-matter-erasmus-and-the-bells-of-averbode
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