scholarly journals Law | Book | Culture in the Middle Ages

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thom Gobbitt
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
The Middle Ages ◽  
Book Culture

scholarly journals Historiography and Propaganda in the Royal Court of King Matthias: Hungarian Book Culture at the End of the Middle Ages and Beyond

2019 ◽  
pp. 23-35
Author(s):  
Anna Boreczky
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Royal Court ◽  
Dimensional Image ◽  
Illustrated Books ◽  
15Th Century ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Middle Ages ◽  
Book Culture

On the basis of the Chronica Hungarorum of Johannes de Thurocz, the Epitome rerum Hungaricarum of Pietro Ransano, and the Rerum Ungaricarum decades of Antonio Bonfini that were compiled within ten years, between 1488 and 1498, my paper forms a multi-dimensional image of the late 15th-century political and cultural situation in the royal court of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary (1458–1490). The three chronicles have come down to us in a number of books: manuscripts, incunabula and early prints alike, and many of them contain lengthy cycles of images. My paper investigates the agency of these books with a special emphasis on their illustrations. Through a study of the traditions they followed and the messages their illustrations conveyed, the primary question my paper seeks to answer is whether the cultural and political polarity of the royal court inherent in the texts of the chronicles is also present in the format, style and iconography of the illustrated books that contain them. The comparison of the early copies of the three chronicles shows that the cultural and political diversity of the royal court had an impact on the books that were made and/or used within its walls. Taking into consideration their circulation and reception as well, my paper discusses the role they played in royal propaganda, and the impact they had on the European image of Hungary and the Hungarians.

Enoch as Culture Hero

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Reeves ◽  
Annette Yoshiko Reed
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Weights And Measures ◽  
Curriculum Vitae ◽  
The Middle Ages ◽  
Book Culture

This chapter gathers together a wide variety of sources which call attention to the kinds of intellectual and cultural accomplishments which are assigned to Enoch within literary works authored by Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the pre-biblical era to the Middle Ages. These include summary statements outlining a type of curriculum vitae for Enoch as well as statements about more specific achievements thematically arranged under the following categories: astronomical, astrological, and calendrical discoveries; insights into cosmological arcana; the invention of writing and contributions to book culture; traditions about the manufacture of garments; the determination of standards for weights and measures; and discoveries and writings pertaining to medicine and pharmacology.

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