tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204628968145671962.post3622986030663676276..comments2023-10-08T06:20:49.328-07:00Comments on Encounters with Medieval Manuscripts, Spring 2015: Virgil of Batolomeo Sanvito (London, BL King’s MS 24)Carrie Beneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693857186807966259noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204628968145671962.post-39192440255213035292015-05-07T10:28:40.476-07:002015-05-07T10:28:40.476-07:00I agree with everyone above, the continued interes...I agree with everyone above, the continued interest in classical antiquity is extremely interesting. I like how the illustrations are done, it reminds me how the dame scene can be interpreted and illustrated in so many different ways depending on the era and popular art style of that era. It reminds me of the Trojan War movie that came out in the 2000s era, and how that was portrayed as a sort of a gritty reboot of the classic Trojan War story. I have noticed this them continually throughout our course, and it always interests me to see it. <br />I also like the humanistic script used in this piece, it looks very pretty. A lot better than the regular Gothic that I we have seen in the past couple weeks. It is also interesting to note that we are beginning to approach the threshold for printed books and I wonder to what extent (if at all) it influenced this particular manuscript.<br />Mason Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248934234198389961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204628968145671962.post-24247225940767923812015-05-01T09:00:57.859-07:002015-05-01T09:00:57.859-07:00I think it is very interesting to see the persiste...I think it is very interesting to see the persistent interest in classical antiquity reflected in books, and particularly of note that this interest extended beyond the scholarly to include working officials in the church and bureaucracy. It reflects something of a shift in the church's views of purely secular and literary texts, though of course such attitudes varied across centuries. The immense detail and care put into the decoration is truly beautiful, and the humanistic italic is absolutely beautiful. The Carolingian letter forms are still very distinguishable, and it is interesting to see which kinds of variation on the classic theme were seen as fashionable and desirable.VBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04960466195878193670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204628968145671962.post-57842345076070403302015-05-01T07:23:06.117-07:002015-05-01T07:23:06.117-07:00The extent to which classical society continued to...The extent to which classical society continued to have such a prominent influence on the interests and works of medieval society. The seeming care with which this manuscript was made speaks volumes about the passion that its illustrator/scribe, Batolomeo Sanvito, created it. The quality and style of manuscript is certainly aesthetically pleasing and reflects the ever improving method of medieval book making as the process developed further and further from its humble origins. I especially liked the miniature of the rural scene that was provided as it clearly shows the imagined rural life of the ancients by medieval peoples which has carried on to modern cultures of constantly depicting Roman society as clean and beautiful with white marble buildings even though this was most likely not the case for the majority of Roman society.KevinCigalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186049301134607266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204628968145671962.post-49919764957645495032015-04-30T16:24:45.032-07:002015-04-30T16:24:45.032-07:00I wouldn't call the images of the Trojan Horse...I wouldn't call the images of the Trojan Horse and of Aeneas in the underworld "Greek" per se. Both are scenes pulled directly from the Aeneid. Roman and Greek mythology are very closely connected in many ways, with the former following from the latter, and the Aeneid is one attempt to reconcile a lot of these cross-cultural myths. For example, it creates a direct ancestral link between the Trojans and the Romans (particularly the Caesars, and by extension, Emperor Augustus, who commissioned the work). It is of a particular novelty in regards to the fact that it is the only surviving depiction we have of the Trojan Horse, and it is a Roman account from man hundreds of years after the Iliad. In any case, by the very fact that they are depicted in the Aeneid, they are ingrained in Roman myth. Liam Starkweatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719477176726864025noreply@blogger.com