The methods of copying and quoting for the production of West-European book miniatures of the 9th–12th centuries. The problems of classification
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-1-43-60
Abstract
The issue of the original and copies in the Western Christian tradition of manuscript illumination involved a complicated process including several attempts at classification which engendered several further problems, such as the authority of the original manuscript as a whole, estimating the kinds of decomposition (compositional core – décor etc) of copied images to more or less significant degree for purposes of quotation, building the compositional scheme of quotes from several more or less equal origins, splitting the quote to pieces of different level of cognizance and scale (from a group of figures to significant part of figure, a.k.a “module”. The method of “example books” or “motive books” query is a different question. In the article is represented the experience of classification of the Western Christian miniaturist’s work methods, verified in several aspects.
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A. V. Pozhidaeva
HSE University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna V. Pozhidaeva, Cand. of Sci. (Art Studies), associate professor
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Pozhidaeva A.V. The methods of copying and quoting for the production of West-European book miniatures of the 9th–12th centuries. The problems of classification. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2022;1(1):43-60. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-1-43-60
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