Arca y otras metáforas de clausura (a propósito de un “arquilla de las elecciones”)

• Muñoz Gómez, Elena ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Salamanca

     Universidad de Salamanca

     Salamanca, España

     
• Localización: Res Mobilis: Revista internacional de investigación en mobiliario y objetos decorativos, ISSN-e 2255-2057, Vol. 9, Nº. 10, 2020, págs. 38-51
• Idioma: español
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  • Chest and other Enclosed Metaphors (Regarding an "Arquilla de las Elecciones")
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  • español

    En este texto se recogen diferentes noticias a propósito del arquilla de las elecciones, una muestra mueble de los ritos electorales de los conventos del siglo XVI. En el contexto de la reforma teresiana, este diminutivo del arca se complementa en sus funciones con otros objetos cargados de significados: Las cédulas de votos que designan a la priora del convento, las llaves que ella custodia, y otros objetos que materializan la clausura temporal yespiritual de las monjas en un edificio y una jerarquía acreditada a base de imágenes de culto. Se trata de entender bajo estas metáforas visuales una función práctica del mueble, también ritual y representativa de un sistema de poder, teniendo en cuenta la eficacia ideológica de los prototipos iconográficos en las celebraciones conventuales y sus utilidades políticas. In this test, it has been collect some different notices concerning the “arquilla de las elecciones”, which is a furniture sample of the electoral rituals from the XVI century convents. In the light of the Teresian reform, this diminutive of the ark, complements its functions along other objects full of meanings: the votes, which designate the priora of the convent, or the keys under her custody, these are objects that materialize the temporal and spiritual nuns closing inside of a build and an ecclesiastic hierarchy accredited by cult images. Therefore, under this visual metaphors, it has to be understood the practical as well as ritual function of the furniture, and its representation of a power system, taking into account the ideological efficiency of the iconolographic prototypes in the conventual celebrations and its political usefulness.

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    In this test, it has some different notices concerning the arquilla de las elecciones are collected. It is a furniture sample of the electoral rituals from the 16th century convents. In the context of the Teresian reform, this diminutive of the chest complements its functions along other objects full of meanings: the votes which designate the prioress of the convent, or the keys under her custody, among others. These are objects that materialize the ‘temporal and spiritual’ nuns closing inside of a build, and locked inside an ecclesiastic hierarchy accredited by cult images. Therefore, the practical and ritual function of the furniture and its representation of a power system may be understood under these visual metaphors taking into account the ideological efficiency of the iconographic prototypes in the conventual celebrations and its political usefulness.