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The emblematic character of the border ornaments in Delft codices

The emblematic character of the border ornaments in Delft codices C. WYBE DE KRUYTER The emblematic character of the border ornaments in Delft codices A typical feature of many Delft codices is the three-sided border ornamentation in alternating red and blue pen-work, consisting of half-length figures at three different heights on the page, portraying laymen, priests, saints or angels, often with scrolls. The borders may also contain animals, or fabulous creatures, similarly furnished with scrolls.2 2 The verbal contents of the scrolls are noteworthy, providing as they do an edifying or moralising explanation of what is depicted in the borders. The statement or aphorism often consists of a two-line poem. For example under a picture of a dove in the border of a Delft codex we find the following lines :3 sachtmocdichcit is al sulken goet dattet den toorn breken doct (meekness is of such a sort that it anger turns to naught) The words indicate the symbolic meaning of the picture (the dove). This is remarkably similar to what we find in the so-called emblemata, where the significance of the illustration or icon is revealed by a short poem (epigram), the tenor of which is likewise edifying or moralistic, with a clearly didactic function.4 What I would http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Quaerendo Brill

The emblematic character of the border ornaments in Delft codices

Wybe De Kruyter, C.
Quaerendo , Volume 3 (3): 211 – Jan 1, 1973
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Brill
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© 1973 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0014-9527
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1570-0690
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10.1163/157006973X00219
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C. WYBE DE KRUYTER The emblematic character of the border ornaments in Delft codices A typical feature of many Delft codices is the three-sided border ornamentation in alternating red and blue pen-work, consisting of half-length figures at three different heights on the page, portraying laymen, priests, saints or angels, often with scrolls. The borders may also contain animals, or fabulous creatures, similarly furnished with scrolls.2 2 The verbal contents of the scrolls are noteworthy, providing as they do an edifying or moralising explanation of what is depicted in the borders. The statement or aphorism often consists of a two-line poem. For example under a picture of a dove in the border of a Delft codex we find the following lines :3 sachtmocdichcit is al sulken goet dattet den toorn breken doct (meekness is of such a sort that it anger turns to naught) The words indicate the symbolic meaning of the picture (the dove). This is remarkably similar to what we find in the so-called emblemata, where the significance of the illustration or icon is revealed by a short poem (epigram), the tenor of which is likewise edifying or moralistic, with a clearly didactic function.4 What I would

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Published: Jan 1, 1973

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