Walory artystyczne form zdobniczych wybranych rękopisów XVII-wiecznych z klasztoru norbertanek zwierzynieckich w Krakowie
Artistic Valours of Decorative Forms in Selected 17th C. Handwritings from the Monastery of the Norbertine Sisters in Zwierzyniec, Cracow

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the aesthetic values of selected handwritten prayer books from the 17th c., kept in the archives of the Norbertine Sisters in Cracow. These manuscripts were crafted very carefully, with great care for the text legibility and the quality of decorative motifs. Attention is focused not only on the aesthetics of the handwritten text (paper, ink), but also on illustrations and decorativeness. The aesthetic values of the manuscripts visible on the ornate title pages, in the calligraphic type of handwriting, and other details with which the manuscripts were inlaid, are emphasised. The considerations highlight the fact that that writing in a manuscript is a tool for organising words and ideas and a way of influencing recipients, while miniatures, initials or prints serve to decorate and complete main text.

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