Иконографический метод в терминах: опыт построения иконографического глоссария

Визуальная теология. 2024. Т. 6. № 1. С. 15–36.

Pozhidaeva A., Кузнецова-Павловская Н. А., Сидоренко М. К., Спиридонова С. В., Суслова Е. А.

The article describes the experience of compiling and classifying an extensive, but

poorly unified terminological base used by researchers in the field of iconography. We are

not talking about terms used to put the content of images into words, but about key theoret

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ical terms, such as “sample”, “model”, “original”, “copy”, “quote” and other similar concepts

employed in iconographic thought. The paper discusses the usage of these terms by both

classical and modern authors, such as N. V. Pokrovsky, A. Grabar, F. Bruno, G. Svartsensky,

J. Alexander, etc. Further, we propose to arrange the concepts into four classes: (1) defini

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tions referring to an entire image and its components; (2) definitions relating to the content

of a single work or a cycle in their entirety or divided into units of meaning; (3) terminology

around a “sample

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copy

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quote” type of relationship between individual images and the cop

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ying process itself; (4) the terms describing the visual toolkit of a particular master or a group

and ways of its transmission both within and outside his workshop, including guides, manu

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als and instructions for craftsmen. In each class, the terms are listed in the order from basic

and elementary to more complex and sophisticated. The classification is not complete and

requires further work

Keywords: copying, christian iconography, христианская иконография, образец, иконографический метод, medieval book illumination, книжная миниатюра, iconographic method, sample, iconographic program, копирование, иконографическая программа