Inscriptiones ecclesiasticae mediaevales. Stredoveká nápisová kultúra v sakrálnom priestore na území Slovenska v biblicko­‑teologickom kontexte
Inscriptiones Ecclesiasticae Mediaevales. Medieval Inscription Culture in the Sacral Space on the Slovak Territory in a Biblical­‑theological Context

Summary/Abstract: The sacral space, so important in the life of Medieval people, is of decisive importance in the study of inscription culture. The vast majority of epigraphic monuments come from this environment. We find them on sepulchral monuments, wall paintings, liturgical utensils, church bells and altars. Graffiti inscriptions, which are characterized by the spontaneity of their creation, represent a specific type in sacral inscription culture. The opposite is characteristic of all other epigraphs, i.e. the inscriptions are created as representative artefacts that have a clearly formulated ideological intention. This means that the emphasis was put not only on the formal decorative function of the artefact on which the text was written, but also the content of the text was supposed to express the worldview of the person ordering the monument. With the help of epigraphic research methods, these texts become an important source for the church history of the given locality or region. In a broader context, however, they provide an opportunity for religious or theological considerations that extend to the present day.

• Details
• Contents