Some Oriental pseudo-inscriptions in Renaissance art

Author

Barasch, Moshe

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Visible language. 1989, Num. 2-3, Vol. 23, p. 171-187, 10 ill.

ISSN

0022-2224

Abstract (en)

Two major groups of pseudo-inscriptions are identified: disguised inscriptions which at first glance do not convey a text but appear to be real things such as embroidery or pearls, and proper pseudo-inscriptions which may have clearly delineated individual letters that taken together make no sense. A study of Renaissance pseudo-inscriptions could uncover little-known facets of the encounter between East and West. That Venice and the Netherlands were, respectively, centers of Arabic and Hebrew pseudo-inscriptions coincides with the scholarly publishing concerns which they were known for during the Renaissance.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800
• Art
• 1400-1600
• Renaissance
• Italy
• Venezia (ITA)
• Netherlands
• Inscriptions
• Arabic (language)
• Hebrew (language)
• Publishing
• Learning

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800
• Art
• 1400-1600
• Renaissance
• Italie
• Venezia (ITA)
• Pays-Bas
• Inscription
• Arabe (langue)
• Hébreu (langue)
• Edition
• Science [learning]

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00416841

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