MOLTENI, Ilaria. Libri troiani e invenzioni mitografiche nel Trecento veneziano (Trojan Books and mythical Inventions in 14th-century Venice). Troianalexandrina. Brepols, 2023, vol. 22, No 22, p. 1-15, 16 pp. ISSN 1577-5003.
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Original name Libri troiani e invenzioni mitografiche nel Trecento veneziano
Name (in English) Trojan Books and mythical Inventions in 14th-century Venice
Authors MOLTENI, Ilaria.
Edition Troianalexandrina, Brepols, 2023, 1577-5003.
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Original language Italian
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Country of publisher Belgium
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English Venetian Chronicles, Trojan Legend, Historia destructionis Troiae, 14th-century Venice, Embriachi
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Ilaria Molteni, M.A., PhD, učo 248301. Changed: 31/12/2023 16:39.
Abstract
This article examines two manuscripts of Trojan history produced in 14th-century Venice – the Historia destructionis Troiae of Madrid, BNE, ms. 17805 and Cologny, BB, cod. Bodmer 78 – within the framework of literary and artistic interest for the Trojan myth in the Venetian area. The critical re-exam of the Madrid Historia aims to describe how both its iconographical and stylistic features participate in the invention of a new myth of the foundation of Venice, defined through the dialogue between Venetian chronicles and ancient history books. Decorated towards the end of the century, the Cologny codex reflects the lively interest in the Trojan matter that, both in Venice and on the mainland, led to the production of new artefacts in the second half of the century: manuscripts and luxury objects in which new visual storytelling appear, focusing on the adventures of single heroes and thus offering the reader new opportunities for identification. Examined within this dense network of literary and figurative experiences, the two manuscripts enable us to highlight the key role played by Trojan myth in Venetian civic and historical discourses
Abstract (in English)
This article examines two manuscripts of Trojan history produced in 14th-century Venice – the Historia destructionis Troiae of Madrid, BNE, ms. 17805 and Cologny, BB, cod. Bodmer 78 – within the framework of literary and artistic interest for the Trojan myth in the Venetian area. The critical re-exam of the Madrid Historia aims to describe how both its iconographical and stylistic features participate in the invention of a new myth of the foundation of Venice, defined through the dialogue between Venetian chronicles and ancient history books. Decorated towards the end of the century, the Cologny codex reflects the lively interest in the Trojan matter that, both in Venice and on the mainland, led to the production of new artefacts in the second half of the century: manuscripts and luxury objects in which new visual storytelling appear, focusing on the adventures of single heroes and thus offering the reader new opportunities for identification. Examined within this dense network of literary and figurative experiences, the two manuscripts enable us to highlight the key role played by Trojan myth in Venetian civic and historical discourses
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GA22-14770S, research and development projectName: Na křižovatce pamětí. Umění a reprezentace v Benátkách 14. století (Acronym: Venice14)
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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