Six Scribes of the Early Comnenian Period

On the example of six scribes whose names and dates of activity are known, this article discusses the styles of calligraphy current in Constantinople during the second half of Alexis Comnenus’ reign (c. 1100-1118), compares these styles to those of the preceding period, and proposes a socio-politic...

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Main Author: Georgi Parpulov
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Editorial Universidad de Alcalá 2017-12-01
Series:Estudios Bizantinos
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Online Access:http://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/ebizantinos/article/view/1738
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description On the example of six scribes whose names and dates of activity are known, this article discusses the styles of calligraphy current in Constantinople during the second half of Alexis Comnenus’ reign (c. 1100-1118), compares these styles to those of the preceding period, and proposes a socio-political explanation for their different character.
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spelling doaj.art-75c3b42f4fa14fe48dd7dc41c8a1773a2024-04-23T14:09:09ZdeuEditorial Universidad de AlcaláEstudios Bizantinos2014-99992017-12-015Six Scribes of the Early Comnenian PeriodGeorgi Parpulov On the example of six scribes whose names and dates of activity are known, this article discusses the styles of calligraphy current in Constantinople during the second half of Alexis Comnenus’ reign (c. 1100-1118), compares these styles to those of the preceding period, and proposes a socio-political explanation for their different character. http://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/ebizantinos/article/view/1738Greek palaeographyByzantine scribesComnenian dynasty
spellingShingle Georgi Parpulov
Six Scribes of the Early Comnenian Period
Estudios Bizantinos
Greek palaeography
Byzantine scribes
Comnenian dynasty
title Six Scribes of the Early Comnenian Period
title_full Six Scribes of the Early Comnenian Period
title_fullStr Six Scribes of the Early Comnenian Period
title_full_unstemmed Six Scribes of the Early Comnenian Period
title_short Six Scribes of the Early Comnenian Period
title_sort six scribes of the early comnenian period
topic Greek palaeography
Byzantine scribes
Comnenian dynasty
url http://erevistas.publicaciones.uah.es/ojs/index.php/ebizantinos/article/view/1738
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