In Entrem dins el pessebre we will find answers to all these questions and many other curious aspects about the nativity scene tradition. The author, the archivist of the Capuchins and renowned scholar of popular culture, Fra. Valentí Serra de Manresa, offers us a description of the main characteristics of the popular nativity scenes built according to the Catalan tradition, while making an approach to the symbolism of the figures and gives instructions on the construction of the homemade nativity scene and its calendar.
In addition, the book also provides a historical summary of the origin of the manger, which dates back to the experience lived by Saint Francis of Assisi on Christmas in 1223 in the Italian town of Greccio, eight centuries ago, an anniversary that this volume of the Col·lecció de l'Ermità.
Did the first manger from 1223 have figures?
What characterizes the Catalan nativity scene?
What is the movement of the figures marked by the calendar of the manger?
What do the washerwoman, the fisherman, the rowing woman or the rooster represent?
Did great sculptors such as Ramon Amadeu, Venanci Vallmitjana or Josep Llimona model manger figures?
Title: Entrem dins del pessebre. Un petit univers a les teves mans
Author: Fra Valentí Serra de Manresa
Date of publication: octubre 2022
Language: catalán
Format: 14 x 21cm
Number of pages: 128
Collection: Col.lecció de l'Ermità
Distribution: Les Punxes Distribucions
ISBN: 978-84-23566-3-2
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