platyteran.

Brit.

/ˌplatᵻˈtɪərə/, U.S.

/ˌplædəˈtɪrə/,

/ˌplædəˈtɛrə/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πλατυτέρα.

Etymology: < Greek πλατυτέρα she who is wider, use as noun of ancient Greek πλατυτέρα , feminine of comparative of πλατύς wide (see plat adj. and adv.).

Christian Church.

A type of icon of the Incarnation, also known as the Icon of the Sign, depicting the Mother of Jesus kneeling at prayer, with the Christ-child in front of her, each usually surrounded by a mandorla. Cf. orans n.

ΚΠ

1911 O. M. Dalton Byzantine Art & Archaeol. xii. 674 The orans type holding the Christ-medallion over the breast..is sometimes described as Blacherniotissa, while that in which the Virgin stands and the medallion is unsupported is known as Platytera.

1944 Burlington Mag. July 176/1 The ‘platytera’ proper appears in Byzantine art as early as the fifth or sixth century..and in many adapted forms spreads over Europe during the Middle Ages.

1986 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 4 Oct. (Features section) Father Clarke said the platytera is painted on canvas and glued to the wall of the apse.

1996 Speculum 71 1026 A tiny, battered encaustic painting of the orante Virgin with a vermilion medallion of Christ en buste upon her chest. Known..as the Blachernitissa, Episkepsis, or Platytera..this type has attracted extensive scholarly attention.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	platytera
释义	platyteran. Brit. /ˌplatᵻˈtɪərə/, U.S. /ˌplædəˈtɪrə/, /ˌplædəˈtɛrə/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πλατυτέρα. Etymology: < Greek πλατυτέρα she who is wider, use as noun of ancient Greek πλατυτέρα , feminine of comparative of πλατύς wide (see plat adj. and adv.). Christian Church. A type of icon of the Incarnation, also known as the Icon of the Sign, depicting the Mother of Jesus kneeling at prayer, with the Christ-child in front of her, each usually surrounded by a mandorla. Cf. orans n. ΚΠ 1911 O. M. Dalton Byzantine Art & Archaeol. xii. 674 The orans type holding the Christ-medallion over the breast..is sometimes described as Blacherniotissa, while that in which the Virgin stands and the medallion is unsupported is known as Platytera. 1944 Burlington Mag. July 176/1 The ‘platytera’ proper appears in Byzantine art as early as the fifth or sixth century..and in many adapted forms spreads over Europe during the Middle Ages. 1986 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 4 Oct. (Features section) Father Clarke said the platytera is painted on canvas and glued to the wall of the apse. 1996 Speculum 71 1026 A tiny, battered encaustic painting of the orante Virgin with a vermilion medallion of Christ en buste upon her chest. Known..as the Blachernitissa, Episkepsis, or Platytera..this type has attracted extensive scholarly attention. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911
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