The “Temporalization” of God. What Do the Paraphrases of “Anno Domini” on the Title Pages of Old Prints Speak of? Cover Image

„Temporalizacja” Boga. O czym mówią peryfrazy „roku Pańskiego”na stronach tytułowych starych druków
The “Temporalization” of God. What Do the Paraphrases of “Anno Domini” on the Title Pages of Old Prints Speak of?

Author(s): Katarzyna Janus
Subject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: Periphrasis; Chronogram; Anno Domini; Time; Old Print

Summary/Abstract: In this paper examples of periphrasis of the words “Anno Domini” are presented. The phrases were selected from the title pages of old prints that were published in the 16th and 17th centuries and indexed in Bibliografia Staropolska of Karol Estreicher. The expressions analyzed in the article are particularly distinguished by the inventiveness of their authors and considered especially interesting due to their aesthetics and contexts. A part of this article is devoted to an analysis of chronograms. The scientific reflection referenced in this paper can be treated as prolegomena to further researches, since this phenomenon has thus far been the subject of little study and thus needs to be further analyzed from the theological, literary, and linguistic perspectives. Philological considerations presented in the article are based on intertextual references and reflect the biblical, patristic, and sensu largo cultural contexts.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 38
  • Page Range: 301-317
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish