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Record Number: 17926 Author(s)/Creator(s): Massip , J. Francesc Contributor(s): Title: The Staging of the Assumption in Europe [The death and Assumption of the Virgin Mary was one of the most widely enacted sequences in late medieval religious dramas. Various staging solutions were used across Europe: horizontal staging in churches; urban staging on fixed, horizontal stages; church staging with a vertical arrangement; urban staging on a moveable stage; and urban staging on a fixed vertical stage. While performances in the North often featured demons and devils, displays in the South featured sets that depicted the heavens and made use of aerial machines. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Comparative Drama 25, 1 ( 1991): Pages 17 - 28. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Ecclesiastical Space Literature- Drama Liturgical Drama Mary, Virgin, Saint- Assumption in Literature Mary, Virgin, Saint- Dormition in Literature Performance Practice Public Space Stage Props Theaters- Stage Settings Women in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: General Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1991. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00104078

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