Two Inscriptions from the Church of Sts Sergius and Bacchus Near Shkoder and the Question of Text and Image as Markers of Identity in Medieval Serbia
Апстракт
This text focuses on two ktetorial inscriptions in Latin from the Benedictine abbey of SS. Sergius and Bacchus on the River Bojana, near Shkoder, Albania, kept today in the Shkoder Historical Museum. They are related to the ktetorial activities of the Serbian queen Jelena and her two sons, kings Stefan Dragutin and Stefan Uros II Milutin, dating from 1290 and 1318. Written in Latin, the inscriptions from Shkoder testify of and open for discussion several issues. One is the issue of continued ktetorship of Serbian rulers and scions of Serbian dynasties on the Adriatic littoral and its hinterland. The issue directly discussed in this text is that of text (and image) as marker of identity and, in a historical sense, the issue of manifestation in text (and image) of the (official and personal) identity of queen Jelena, as showcased by these inscriptions, above all of her (double) identity and authority - as a devout Catholic noble woman and queen of the Orthodox Serbian Nemanide state as a... multilingual, multi-script, multi-confessional society, diplomatically oscillating between alignment with Constantinople and Rome.
Кључне речи:
Serbian queen Jelena / Orthodox art / ktetorship / inscriptions from Shkoder / identity / CatholicИзвор:
Art Readings 2016, Vol 1: Texts Inscriptions Images, 2017, 1, 129-142Издавач:
- Inst Art Studies, Sofia
Институција/група
Istorija umetnosti / History of ArtTY - CONF AU - Erdeljan, Jelena PY - 2017 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2460 AB - This text focuses on two ktetorial inscriptions in Latin from the Benedictine abbey of SS. Sergius and Bacchus on the River Bojana, near Shkoder, Albania, kept today in the Shkoder Historical Museum. They are related to the ktetorial activities of the Serbian queen Jelena and her two sons, kings Stefan Dragutin and Stefan Uros II Milutin, dating from 1290 and 1318. Written in Latin, the inscriptions from Shkoder testify of and open for discussion several issues. One is the issue of continued ktetorship of Serbian rulers and scions of Serbian dynasties on the Adriatic littoral and its hinterland. The issue directly discussed in this text is that of text (and image) as marker of identity and, in a historical sense, the issue of manifestation in text (and image) of the (official and personal) identity of queen Jelena, as showcased by these inscriptions, above all of her (double) identity and authority - as a devout Catholic noble woman and queen of the Orthodox Serbian Nemanide state as a multilingual, multi-script, multi-confessional society, diplomatically oscillating between alignment with Constantinople and Rome. PB - Inst Art Studies, Sofia C3 - Art Readings 2016, Vol 1: Texts Inscriptions Images T1 - Two Inscriptions from the Church of Sts Sergius and Bacchus Near Shkoder and the Question of Text and Image as Markers of Identity in Medieval Serbia EP - 142 SP - 129 VL - 1 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_2460 ER -
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Erdeljan, J.. (2017). Two Inscriptions from the Church of Sts Sergius and Bacchus Near Shkoder and the Question of Text and Image as Markers of Identity in Medieval Serbia. in Art Readings 2016, Vol 1: Texts Inscriptions Images Inst Art Studies, Sofia., 1, 129-142. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_2460
Erdeljan J. Two Inscriptions from the Church of Sts Sergius and Bacchus Near Shkoder and the Question of Text and Image as Markers of Identity in Medieval Serbia. in Art Readings 2016, Vol 1: Texts Inscriptions Images. 2017;1:129-142. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_2460 .
Erdeljan, Jelena, "Two Inscriptions from the Church of Sts Sergius and Bacchus Near Shkoder and the Question of Text and Image as Markers of Identity in Medieval Serbia" in Art Readings 2016, Vol 1: Texts Inscriptions Images, 1 (2017):129-142, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_2460 .