“Codex of Conrad Sacristan” and images of authority in German book illumination  of the second half of 12th century

E. V. Zotova

doi:10.28995/2686-7249-2022-1-61-71

“Codex of Conrad Sacristan” and images of authority in German book illumination of the second half of 12th century

E. V. Zotova

https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-1-61-71

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Abstract

The article is devoted to a unique monument of German book illumination of the second half of the 12th century – illuminated cartulary or “Traditionscodex”. The manuscript, written by the sacristan Conrad, goes beyond the book of copies of documents relating to donations of property and becomes a kind of historical chronicle of the Freising diocese. The unique character of this monument is revealed by comparing with typologically similar manuscripts created in the 9th–12th centuries. The images of representatives of the highest religious (bishops of Freising) and secular authorities (kings of Germany and emperors) are of particular importance in the codex. In the article the author defines the various functions of these images in the “Codex the Conrad Sacristan”, emphasizing the importance of the representative function, and makes a comparison with similar images found in German illuminated manuscripts of the second half of the 12th century.

Keywords

illuminated manuscript, illuminated manuscript, cartulary, 12th century, images of authority, images of secular and religious authority, Germany,

About the Author

E. V. Zotova

Russian State Library
Russian Federation

Elizaveta V. Zotova, Cand. of Sci. (Art Studies)

bld. 3/5, Vozdvizhenka St., Moscow, 119019

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For citation: Zotova E.V. “Codex of Conrad Sacristan” and images of authority in German book illumination of the second half of 12th century RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2022;1(1):61-71. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-1-61-71

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