The paper discusses the presence and patterns of use of red ink in the documents of Serbian rulers belonging to the Nemanjid dynasty (cca 1170-1371). Adopted from Byzantium as a means of emphasizing the ruler's immediate involvement in the creation of his documents, in Nemanjid usage this practice developed and permanently kept some characteristic traits, encompassing not only elements of royal representation, but also those whose purpose was text decoration and organization. With regard to the scope and forms in which it was applied, three distinct phases can be observed -the first covers the 13th century from the time when the Nemanjid rulers took the title of king, the second was inaugurated by King Milutin's rapprochement with Byzantium in the early 14th century, and the third by Stefan Dusan's assumption of the imperial title in 1346.
Keywords:
signature / Serbia / rubrication / red ink / Nemanjids / logos-formula / documents / diplomatics / chrysobull / Byzantium
TY - JOUR
AU - Porčić, Nebojša
PY - 2016
UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2204
AB - The paper discusses the presence and patterns of use of red ink in the documents of Serbian rulers belonging to the Nemanjid dynasty (cca 1170-1371). Adopted from Byzantium as a means of emphasizing the ruler's immediate involvement in the creation of his documents, in Nemanjid usage this practice developed and permanently kept some characteristic traits, encompassing not only elements of royal representation, but also those whose purpose was text decoration and organization. With regard to the scope and forms in which it was applied, three distinct phases can be observed -the first covers the 13th century from the time when the Nemanjid rulers took the title of king, the second was inaugurated by King Milutin's rapprochement with Byzantium in the early 14th century, and the third by Stefan Dusan's assumption of the imperial title in 1346.
PB - Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Vizantološki institut, Beograd
T2 - Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta
T1 - Lines of royal red: on the presence and patterns of use of red ink in nemanjid documents
EP - 273
IS - 53
SP - 255
DO - 10.2298/ZRVI1653255P
ER -
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title = "Lines of royal red: on the presence and patterns of use of red ink in nemanjid documents",
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Porčić, N.. (2016). Lines of royal red: on the presence and patterns of use of red ink in nemanjid documents. in Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta
Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Vizantološki institut, Beograd.(53), 255-273.
https://doi.org/10.2298/ZRVI1653255P
Porčić N. Lines of royal red: on the presence and patterns of use of red ink in nemanjid documents. in Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta. 2016;(53):255-273.
doi:10.2298/ZRVI1653255P .
Porčić, Nebojša, "Lines of royal red: on the presence and patterns of use of red ink in nemanjid documents" in Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta, no. 53 (2016):255-273,
https://doi.org/10.2298/ZRVI1653255P . .
