Textual Multi-Layering of Copies of Francysk Skoryna’s Biblia from the Point of View of their Distribution and Use in the 16th-19th Centuries
Textual Multi-Layering of Copies of Francysk Skoryna’s Biblia from the Point of View of their Distribution and Use in the 16th-19th Centuries
Author(s): Oksana NikaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Biblical studies
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: Francysk Skoryna; Bible; distribution of books; convolutes; multi-layering; marginalia;
Summary/Abstract: The article reveals aspects of the distribution and use of copies of the Bible of Francysk Skoryna in the 16th-19th centuries. The textual multi-layered nature of two convolutes containing the printed part (Books of the Bible of Francysk Skoryna 1517-1519) and handwritten parts of the 16th-19th centuries are characterized. The Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine (VNLU, Kyiv, Ukraine) keeps both collections. We analyzed the handwritten text layers of different times in these convolutes, the types of handwritten inserts in 1) marginalia, 2) ʺtextual substitutionsʺ of the Bible, and 3) ʺpost-textʺ regarding the Bible. Manuscript layers reveal the readers' dialogue with the text/texts, the social environment of using collections and the language practices implemented, and the specificity of interlinear entries.
Journal: LOGOS - A Journal of Religion, Philosophy, Comparative Cultural Studies and Art
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 116
- Page Range: 131-142
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
