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Historiated initials in the Saint Jerome Prologues in 12th – 13th centuries illuminated Bibles
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-6-42-52
Abstract
The article discusses the images of St. Jerome in the historiated initials in Latin Bibles. The iconographic variability of illustrations to the Jerome Prologues to the books of Holy Scripture, in 12th – 13th century manuscripts, demonstrates the lack of unified iconographic schemes for their themes during the period discussed. At the same time these illustrative sources show the processes of change in the formation of iconography: the traditional iconographic schemes used in medieval illuminated manuscripts (portraits of the author, dedication scenes) and their further transformation in new contexts, reveal such major themes as the connection of images with text and the functions of the image and the initial in the book.
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E. V. ZotovaRussian Federation
Elizaveta V. Zotova, Cand. of Sci. (Art Studies)
bld. 3/5, Vozdvizhenka St., Moscow, Russia, 119019
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For citation: Zotova E.V. Historiated initials in the Saint Jerome Prologues in 12th – 13th centuries illuminated Bibles RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2021;(6):42-52. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-6-42-52
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