Metamorphoses of the early medieval signum of a ruler in the Carolingian world
Ildar H. Garipzanov
This article uses the approach of diplomatic semiotics to explore early medieval signs authority in charters and on coins, especially monogram sign cross used as an individual ‘signature’. Coins these communicating royal or imperial differently, addressing diverse regional social audiences. From fifth through ninth centuries, signum a ruler gradually transformed from individualizing particular monarch, designed differentiate him symbolically other rulers, generalizing king by grace God, which visual attribute could be shared several rulers. transformation signified inauguration new ‘medieval’ tradition communication late Carolingian times.
Early Medieval Europe