Early Byzantine Illuminated Theological Manuscripts

Abstract

The subject of this study is the Early Byzantine Period Illuminated Theological Manuscripts. The primary aim of this study is to identify and classify the themes of Early Byzantine Period illuminated theological manuscripts, analyzing and comparing their styles accordingly, presenting the production materials and determining their place of production. During the museum and library research the Quedlinburg Itala (Ms. Theol. Lat. fol. 485 / LDAB 8476), Ashburnham Pentateuch (Ashburnham Pentateuch MS nouv. acq. lat. 2334 / LDAB 8110), Rabbula Gospel (Rabbula Gospels Cod. Plut. I,56 / LDAB 115232), Paris Syrian Bible (The Syriac Bible of Paris Cod. syr. 341 / LDAB 115270), St. Augustus Gospel (Cambridge, Corpus Christi College 286 / LDAB 7481), British Library Cannon Tables (London, British Library Add MS 5111 / LDAB 7151) and Cotton Genesis (Lond.Cotton Otho B.IV / LDAB 3242) were analyzed at the outset under the title of Early Byzantine Period Illuminated Theological Manuscripts. The Rossano Gospels (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis / LDAB 2990), Sinope Gospel (Codex Purpureus Sinopensis Paris, Suppl. Gr. 1226 / LDAB 2902) and Vienna Genesis (Vindob. Theol. gr. 31 / LDAB 3078) were addressed separately under the title of Early Byzantine Period Purpura Codices.

Analyses revealed that presence of the biblical illuminations in Orthodox Byzantine, and even the depiction of the Old Testament scenes without referring to the New Testament as in the Vienna Genesis manuscript samples, is of high importance in terms of the relationship developed between a belief that has just been institutionalized and tradition. The fact that Jewish art bearing traces of Hellenistic culture caused the Old Testament plots to be used in Christian themes contains some scientific data with regards to the fact that it shows how geographically, and historically different cultures are articulated. 

Keywords

• Early Byzantine Manuscripts,manuscript,theological manuscripts,Old Testament,Jewish art

Erken Bizans Dönemi Resimli Dini El Yazmaları

Abstract

Çalışmanın konusu Erken Bizans Dönemi Resimli Dini El Yazmalarından oluşmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı konuyla ilgili yapılmış araştırmalar ışığında söz konusu el yazmalarının sınıflandırılması, konularının, üslup özelliklerinin, üretim yerlerinin ve malzemelerinin belirlenmesi ve benzer özelliklerin tespit edildiği el yazmalarıyla karşılaştırmalarının yapılmasıdır.

Müze ve kütüphanelerde gerçekleştirilen çalışmada, Erken Bizans Dönemi Resimli Dini El Yazmaları başlığı altında Quedlinburg Itala (Ms. Theol. Lat. fol. 485 / LDAB 8476), Ashburnham Pentateuch (Ashburnham Pentateuch MS nouv. acq. lat. 2334 / LDAB 8110), Rabbula İncili (Rabbula Gospels Cod. Plut. I,56 / LDAB 115232), Paris Suriye Kutsal Kitabı (The Syriac Bible of Paris Cod. syr. 341 / LDAB 115270), Aziz Augustus İncilleri (Cambridge, Corpus Christi College 286 / LDAB 7481), British Library Kanon Tabloları (London, British Library Add MS 5111 / LDAB 7151), Cotton Genesis (Lond.Cotton Otho B.IV / LDAB 3242) incelenmiş, Erken Bizans Dönemi Purpura Kodeksler başlığı altında ise Rossano İncilleri (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis / LDAB 2990), Sinop İncilleri (Codex Purpureus Sinopensis Paris, Suppl. Gr. 1226 / LDAB 2902) ve Viyana Genesis (Vindob. Theol. gr. 31 / LDAB 3078) el yazması ayrı olarak ele alınmıştır.

Yapılan değerlendirmeler sonucunda Kutsal Kitap resimlemelerinin Ortodoks Bizans inancında kendisine yer bulması; bunun da ötesinde, Viyana Genesis el yazması örneğinde olduğu gibi Yeni Ahit konularına yer verilmeden sadece Eski Ahit sahnelerinin betimlenmiş olması, henüz yeni kurumsallaşmakta olan bir inancın gelenekle kurduğu ilişki açısından önemlidir. Helenizm kültürünün etkisini taşıyan Yahudi sanatının Eski Ahit konularının Hristiyanlık temalarında kullanılmasına yol açması, coğrafi ve tarihi anlamda farklı kültürlerin birbirine hangi biçimlerde eklemlendiğini göstermesi açısından bilimsel veriler taşır. 

Keywords

• Erken Bizans Dönemi,El yazması,Dini el yazmaları,Eski Ahit,Yahudi sanatı

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