King, Prophet or Priest? The Charisma of a Consecrated Ruler in the Ottonian Miniatures: Ideological Contents and the Functions of Presentations of the Saxon Dynasty Emperors
Dariusz Tabor
The Polish version of the article was published in “Roczniki Humanistyczne,” vol. 64 (2016), issue 4.&#x0D; focuses on miniatures an enthroned emperor. These are: miniature showing Otto II from Registrum Gregorii (Chantilly, Musée Condé, MS 14), two so-called Gospels III (Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm. 4453)—one and other one allegories provinces empire, (Otto provinces) contained bound code also containing works by Flavius Josephus (Bamberg, Class. 79) with figure found Liuthar Gospels, called Aachener Evangeliars (Aachen, Domshatz). pictures were studied Percy Ernst Schramm, Piotr Skubiszewski, Henry Mayr-Harting, Wolfgang Christian Schneider, Ludger Körntgen, Hagen Keller Eric Palazzo. Exaltation emperor has its precedents Carolingian art. Placing royal space upper gallery Palatine Chapel Aachen exalted Charles Bald Count Vivian Bible witness to approach person ruler. sources consecration ruler over bishops princes should be looked for theological-political views epoch. Hincmar, Archbishop Reims, Smaragdus, Alcuin Thietmar Merseburg define as chosen anointed God ruling people. However, exaltation liturgy king that is documented Pontifical Romano-Germanique. most important act this anointing, unction, practiced during prayer. image mirrors moment which consecrated one, after being handed regalia, ascends throne apse, led there metropolitans princes. anointing derived Old Testament kings, prophets judges. a different bishop, presbyter or deacon, so defining sacerdos unjustified. bishop pattern appears Ottonian art—in Psalterium Egberti Codex Egberti. analysed interpreted are put context set Christological liturgical books where mentioned appear. It follows above statements who listens God’s Word, not type Christ, but shaped basic features contents all four miniatures.
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