Chapter Five. Imago Auctoritatis: Visual Dialogue On Carolingian Authority
Ildar H. Garipzanov
The significance of royal iconography is not unique to the Carolingian period, since image monarch has played an important role in many historical epochs, societies, and states. In late Roman early Byzantine empire, images emperors?their sculptures, busts, portraits?were always on display for public worship. antiquity Middle Ages, perception spiritual rulers? imagery coins was limited a small group Christian intellectuals; with imperial portraits thus became specific type talisman defending their owners from various dangers threats. Among Franks, did possess such intimate connection real monarchs, playing more indirect communication authority. kings emperors showed instead symbolic image, imago auctoritatis, bearing both evident allegorical visual symbols authority.Keywords: authority; auctoritatis; dialogue
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