medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Karl Brunner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Questio Duo (and more important) : i know that scribal "signatures" of
various types --simple or complex, in colophons, at the beginnings or ends of
mss, whatever & wherever-- are very, very common, but what about
*[self-]portraits* of scribes ??
>Have a look at: Gosbert Schüssler, "Der symbolische Buchstabe.
Ungewöhnliche Künstlerbildnisse des Mittelalters", in: _Text als Realie_.
(Veröffentlichungen des Inst. f. Realienkunde ... 18, OeAW phil. hist. Kl.
Sb. 704), Wien 2003 ISBN 3-7001-3182-8, 359-386. If it is difficult for you to
get it, send your postal adress to [log in to unmask] and my friends there
will provide you with a copy.
Very kind of you and many thanks, Professor Brunner, for this quick and
precise response.
Modesty forbde your indicating the editors of this volume, i assume :
BRUNNER, Karl - JARITZ, Gerhard (Hg.), _Text als Realie
Internationaler Kongreß, Krems an der Donau, 3.-6.10.2000_
alas, this publication appears to be very recent and, in any case, my library
(Indiana University, formerly a very decent research library) doesn't
subscribe to the series published by your Institute (no money left for buying
books if one's priorities are upgrading computers every two years).
from the title of the article might i assume that it is a question of "scribal
portraits" within *initials* in manuscripts ?
and, may i also assume that there are not many examples of this "genre"
mentioned in this article ?
actually, my interest is very narrow and i am only trying to get an idea about
how common (or not) such self-portraits are generally.
and it does not extend to specific examples, except for manuscripts from
traditions connected with Fleury (or Chartres) or with the Anglo-Saxon ms
tradition of which the Chartres/Fleury ms is, apparently, one example --among
several-- an of an Anglo-Saxon influence at Fleury which began, at least, in
the time of Abbot Abbo (988-1004), who traveled to, lived and taught in
England.
(i should say that the association of A-S figure style and that found in the
Chartres ms
http://www.ariadne.org/centrechartraine/mss/chartresmss/chartresms29-244v-rotbert.jpg
is my own preliminary thought, which may or may not prove to be a valid one.)
Thanks again, Professor Brunner, for your kind help.
best from here,
christopher
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