Ornaments and frontispieces of Old Moldavian manuscripts

In this text, the author addresses the issue of ornaments and other decorations (e.g. letters opening particular paragraphs) in Moldavian manuscripts of the 15th century. In general, the main feature of these manuscripts in decoration was geometricism. Although some of the researchers wrote about th...

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Published in:Przegląd Środkowo-Wschodni Vol. 8; no. 8; pp. 9 - 23
Main Author: Tărîță, Marius
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: University of Warsaw - Department of Central and East European Intercultural Studies 15.11.2023
Uniwersytet Warszawski - Katedra Studiów Interkulturowych Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
Subjects:
15th Century
History of Art
Social history
Visual Arts
Slavic
ornaments
manuscripts
Moldavian
15th century
ISSN:2543-618X, 2545-1324
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Summary:In this text, the author addresses the issue of ornaments and other decorations (e.g. letters opening particular paragraphs) in Moldavian manuscripts of the 15th century. In general, the main feature of these manuscripts in decoration was geometricism. Although some of the researchers wrote about the Romanian style, it was specific to monastic schools from Moldavia. These manuscripts were found in Transylvania and Red Ruthenia. Reproductions from Moldavian manuscripts stored in the National Library in Warsaw and the Central University Library in Cluj-Napoca were analysed. For comparison, but also to honor the unknown masters of illumination, there are references to Suceava, Transylvania, Novgorod and Polotsk manuscripts.
ISSN:2543-618X
2545-1324
DOI:10.32612/uw.2543618X.2023.pp.9-23