“Solar Eclipse” of Dr Frantsisk Skorina Cover Image

„Слънчевото затъмнение” на д-р Франциск Скорина
“Solar Eclipse” of Dr Frantsisk Skorina

Author(s): Desislava Ivanova
Subject(s): Philology
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: the sun and moon; prints; freemasonry; book-printing

Summary/Abstract: The article comments on one of the characters which the Belorussian printer and doctor of medical sciences Frantsisk Skorina uses very often in the prints in the Bible published by him. This is an anthropomorphic image of the sun and moon which are united and for them some authors say they are a solar eclipse. On the basis of other similar images a conclusion is made that they are actually signs for the printers’ affiliations to a secret devoted society.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 161-168
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian
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