Teratology (from the Greek. Τέρας , genetics from the Greek. Τέρατος - "monster, freak, ugliness" and Greek. Λογος - teaching) - a style of medieval graphic art (in ornament , saver , initials , etc.), based on a heap of monstrous fantastic images, animal, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic motifs.
In ancient art, teratological motifs were often combined with stories about the battles of the gods with chthonic creatures [1] .
In Ancient Russia, the teratological style was especially widespread in the XIII-XIV centuries [2] and was used mainly for decorating manuscripts. In manuscript books of the XII-XIV centuries, especially in the Novgorod and Pskov centuries (namely, these areas were not affected by the Mongol-Tatar invasion ), the so-called teratological, “monstrous” initials are found. They are bizarre plexuses of fantastic animals and birds, as if tightened by belts [3] .
The teratological style existed not only in manuscripts, but also in art craft and in architectural plastic [2] . By the 15th century, its popularity gradually faded.
Notes
- ↑ Vlasov V.G. Teratological ornament // New Encyclopedic Dictionary of Fine Arts. - St. Petersburg: ABC classic, 2008.- T. 9. - S. 484.
- ↑ 1 2 Auxiliary historical disciplines, 2017 , p. 62.
- ↑ Aksyonova, 1998 , p. twenty.
Literature
- Aksyonova G.V. Russian alphabet in the initials of the XI-XVI centuries. - 1998.
- Pavel Shorin, Galina Leontyeva, Vladimir Kobrin. Auxiliary historical disciplines . - Litres, 2017 .-- S. 60–62.