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Definition of Diptychs

Diptych
Diptych Dip"tych, n. [L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr. ? folded, doubled; di- = di`s- twice + ? to fold, double up.] 1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially: (a) (Roman Antiq.) A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within. (b) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See Triptych. 2. A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints.

Meaning of Diptychs from wikipedia

- the diptychs would be read publicly by the deacon during the Divine Liturgy (Eucharist), and by the priest during the Liturgy of Preparation. Diptychs were...
- The Marilyn Diptych (1962) is a silkscreen painting by American pop artist Andy Warhol depicting Marilyn Monroe. The monumental work is one of the artist's...
- In Late Antiquity, a consular diptych was a type of diptych intended as a de-luxe commemorative object. The diptychs were generally in ivory, wood or metal...
- Melun Diptych is a two-panel oil painting by the French court painter Jean Fouquet (c. 1420–1481) created around 1452. The name of this diptych came from...
- Manichees! Place the four councils in the diptychs! Place Pope Leo I, bishop of Rome, in the diptychs! Bring the diptychs to the pulpit!". This kind of cry continuing...
- type of consular diptychs constitute evidence of imperial diptychs, despite having many characteristics in common with consular diptychs. The iconography...
- The Wilton Diptych (made c. 1395–1399) is a small portable diptych of two hinged panels, painted on both sides, now in the National Gallery, London. It...
- Diptychs were often commissioned by leading Roman families to celebrate important events, most often the attainment of the consulship. The diptych form...
- pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-8133-4114-0. A. Cutler, "The making of the Justinian diptychs", Byzantion 54 (1984), pp. 75-115. Weitzmann, Kurt, ed., Age of spirituality :...
- the sun, thus are not self-aligning. The diptych consisted of two small flat faces, joined by a hinge. Diptychs usually folded into little flat boxes suitable...