Rukopisna baština srednjovjekovne Bosne i Hercegovine kao primjer kulturnih odnosa između Istoka i Zapada
The manuscript heritage of the medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina as an example of cultural relations between East and West

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the legacy of selected manuscripts from Bosnia and Herzegovina, formed before the fall of Bosnia in 1463, which is the reflection of the cultural wealth that was created in the area throughout history. At the same time in the texts of manuscripts, their illuminations, we can see elements from different traditions, which main determinant was confession (Slavia Latina, Slavia Orthodoxa). This specific feature will be confronted with the contemporary political and cultural situation of the Polish Kingdom and slightly later Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Polish Kingdom and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Res Publica Utriusque Nationis). Example of Hrvoje Vukcic Hrvatinic Missal and the chapel at Lublin Castle is the best paradigm of vital currents associated with infiltration of various ethnic groups and their nurtured artistic traditions. This fact made those two dualistic countries significant centers of art and cultural communication nodes with an extremely strong influence on Europe at this time. A special place in the article will take analyze the cultural perspective and illumination, taking into account the border nature of Balkans art, its homo-and heterogeneity. On this occasion, may be necessary to appeal to the complicated political history of the area, its multiculturalism and multi-confessional nature. Article will also attempt to bring the problem of South Slavic miniature painting, in a little present in the minds of western researchers, which will allow for fuller and more coherent view of the artistic map of Europe in the Middle Ages. The basic argument for the desirability of taken theme is its validity from the standpoint of cultural reconstruction of the full picture of South Slavs in the medieval period, which is an important aspect of miniature paintings, tested and well known in relation to Western Europe. Synchronous perspective of history and culture of BiH and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth will find the universal elements, as well as those who contributed to the uniqueness of the analyzed area.

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