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2. K významu drolerií ve středověkých rukopisech

Creator:
Brodský, Pavel
Format:
electronic
Type:
model:article and TEXT
Subject:
drôleries, illuminated manuscripts, middle ages, and NX
Language:
Multiple languages
Description:
In the culminating and late middle ages funny scenes, the so called drôleries, appear in the borders of illuminated manuscripts. Th eir problems are not explained completely; they seem to contain hidden spiritual meanings. Besides singing birds, which are symbols of the unearthly sphere, fi gures appear most oft en who were taken as negative in middle-ages – owls, apes, beasts of prey, dragons, and clowns. Th e fi gures of antique mythology were perceived as negative too; the cults connected with them were perceived as demoniacism by the Christian society. Drôleries are usually placed in borders which are decorated with an acanth. Th e acanth in time became a symbol of victory over death. It can be also interpreted as Christ´s crown of thorns. In this way the spirit of medieval symbolism indicated that negative forces are driven to the margin and defeated by Christ´s victim.
Rights:
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ and policy:public

3. K významu drolerií ve středověkých rukopisech

Creator:
Brodský, Pavel
Format:
electronic
Type:
model:article and TEXT
Subject:
drôleries, illuminated manuscripts, middle ages, and NX
Language:
Multiple languages
Description:
In the culminating and late middle ages funny scenes, the so called drôleries, appear in the borders of illuminated manuscripts. Th eir problems are not explained completely; they seem to contain hidden spiritual meanings. Besides singing birds, which are symbols of the unearthly sphere, fi gures appear most oft en who were taken as negative in middle-ages – owls, apes, beasts of prey, dragons, and clowns. Th e fi gures of antique mythology were perceived as negative too; the cults connected with them were perceived as demoniacism by the Christian society. Drôleries are usually placed in borders which are decorated with an acanth. Th e acanth in time became a symbol of victory over death. It can be also interpreted as Christ´s crown of thorns. In this way the spirit of medieval symbolism indicated that negative forces are driven to the margin and defeated by Christ´s victim.
Rights:
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ and policy:public