Το μολυβδόβουλλο του Μιχαήλ Η΄ Παλαιολόγου «Τοῖς ἀθετοῦσι τὴν δίκην τοῦ σεκρέτου…»
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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National Hellenic Research Foundation
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Byzantina Symmeikta |
| Online Access: | http://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/bz/article/view/3784 |
| Summary: | <table border="0" width="100%" class="data"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td class="value" width="80%"> </td></tr><tr><td class="separator" colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td class="label"><p> </p><p>REMARKS ON THE SEAL OF MICHAEL VIII PALAIOLOGOS «Τοῖς ἀθετοῦσι τὴν δίκην τοῦ σεκρέτου…» </p><p><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: black; font-size: 11pt">After the recapture of Constantinople (1261) Michael VIII Palaiologos created a <em>sekreton </em>that functioned as permanent court of justice. Its institution is testified by a seal from the former collection of George Zacos, which now belongs to the Numismatic Museum of Athens. In this paper we republish this seal and make some remarks on the iconography and the metrical inscription of the obverse. In our view, it is the type of <em>Theotokos Episkepsis </em>(<em>Virgo orans </em>with the medallion of Christ on her bust) that is depicted on the obverse of the seal and not that of Blachernitissa as it has been maintained so far. It follows that the connection between the Blachernitissa type and justice administration, based on the testimony of this seal and other primary sources, can no longer be retained. Regarding the last word of the metrical inscription on the obverse it is also suggested that, except for “</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: black; font-size: 11pt">κάκης</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: black; font-size: 11pt">”, which has been recently suggested, “</span><em><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: black; font-size: 11pt">κἄλλη</span></em><span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: black; font-size: 11pt">” can complement the inscription text.</span></p></td><td class="value"> </td></tr></tbody></table> |
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| ISSN: | 1105-1639 1791-4884 |