The 16 papers of this collection were first presented at the 2005 Performance/Performativity in the Middle Ages conference, held at the U. of Chicago, and organized by Gertsman, who teaches at
Southern Illinois U. Carbondale. Of interest to medievalists in art history, French, music, and drama, the papers reflect the writers' research on specific works and monuments, with topics that
include the performative use of exterior inscriptions on Armenian churches, dramatic exegesis in Hildegard of Bingen, and the performance and staging of Passion plays. The volume includes some
b&w illustration and features a lengthy bibliography of both primary and secondary sources. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
