Document Type
Essay
Peer Reviewed
1
Publication Date
Spring 2020
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery
Abstract
This essay presents a description of three medieval candlesticks as well as an argument about their purposes other than for holding candles. It explores the symbolic and religious nature of medieval design, especially in regard to the natural and bestial. Accompanying is a digital exhibition of the three candlesticks that includes close-up images of the details discussed in the essay.
Recommended Citation
Duwal, David, "The Light of the Middle Ages" (2020). Undergraduate Student Scholarship – History. 5.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/hist_ugrd/5
Comments
Final Project for History Topics: The Middle Ages