Die Organisation des Losbuchs mit 32 Fragen in den Handschriften aus Olmütz, Heidelberg und Edinburgh
The Organisation of the Losbuch mit 32 Fragen
in Manuscripts from Olomouc, Heidelberg and Edinburgh
Author(s): Jiří Černý, Soňa ČernáSubject(s): Cultural history, Visual Arts, History of ideas, Middle Ages, 15th Century, Source Material, History of Art
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: medieval manuscripts; illuminated manuscripts; lot books; oracle books; Olomouc; divination; prognostication
Summary/Abstract: The collections of the Regional Museum in Olomouc include under the title Olmützer Losbuch a German-language illuminated manuscript. It is an example of a type of lot or oracle book widespread in the Middle Ages, namely the text Losbuch mit 32 Fragen. The study examines the organisation of the Olomouc copy as well as the interconnection of its textual and pictorial elements, and it compares the manuscript with related codices from Heidelberg and Edinburgh. In particular, it analyses and compares the individual patterns, i.e. the elements that help the reader understand the structure and contents of the manuscripts.
Journal: Studie o rukopisech
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 54/1-2
- Page Range: 7-35
- Page Count: 35
- Language: German
