An Alternative to Illustration : Marginalia figurata in the Codex Coislin 88 of the Bibliothèque Nationale
Part of : Δελτίον της Χριστιανικής Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας ; Vol.52, 2013, pages 285-300
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285-300
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Μία εναλλακτική εικονογράφηση : Εικονιστικά σχόλια περιθωρίου στον κώδικα Coislin 88 της Εθνικής Βιβλιοθήκης του Παρισιού
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The present study aims to examine a series of imaginative and unknown marginalia figurata contained in the codex Coislin 88 of the Bibliothèque nationale and focuses on the formulation of some hypotheses with regard to the visual qualities of writing itself. Among other things it proposes that such marginal figural formations might have functioned as an alternative to illustration. Finally, the codex is safely dated to the 2nd half of the 11th century and is attributed to the scriptorium of the monastery of Kellibara on Mount Latros.
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Middle Byzantine period, 11th century, Mount Latros, monastery of Kellibara, illustrated manuscripts of John Climacus, marginalia figurata, Μεσοβυζαντινή περίοδος, 11ος αιώνας, Όρος Λάτρος, μονή Κελλιβάρων, εικονογραφημένα χειρόγραφα του Ιωάννη της Κλίμακος, εικονιστικά σχόλια περιθωρίου
