- Networks of bishops, networks of texts
- A cura di Gianmarco De Angelis, Francesco Veronese
A fragmentary story: episcopal culture in Milan during Lothar I’s reign?
- Miriam Rita Tessera
- © 2022 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-623-0.04
Dealing with episcopal culture in Milan during Lothar I’s age (822-855), that is the age of Archbishop Angilbert II (824-859), is a difficult task, because of the lack of sources and uncertain origin of many extant manuscripts. As a matter of fact, Angilbert II shared a common cultural background with his transalpine colleagues, but he had to face the loss of the schools in Milan and to rebuild a cultural system which could also improve the political role of his see to the detriment of Pavia. This paper analyses some main features of his cultural policy: the activity of masters accustomed to the new ideas of Carolingian schools, in particular the role played by Hildemar and his library in Civate; the renewal of St. Ambrose’s cult and Angilbert’s iconographical choices on the golden altar of Sant’Ambrogio, in connection with literary activity in Milan (as for the case of bishop Mansuetus’ letter copied in Montpellier, Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire, Faculté de medicine, H 233).
- Keywords:
- Middle Ages,
- 9th century,
- Milan,
- Sant’Ambrogio Basilica,
- Angilbert II,
- Hildemar of Corbie,
Catholic University of Sacro Cuore of Milan, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-0796-8773
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Titolo del capitolo
A fragmentary story: episcopal culture in Milan during Lothar I’s reign?
Autori
Miriam Rita Tessera
Lingua
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-623-0.04
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Anno di pubblicazione
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
Networks of bishops, networks of texts
Sottotitolo del libro
Manuscripts, legal cultures, tools of government in Carolingian Italy at the time of Lothar I
Curatori
Gianmarco De Angelis, Francesco Veronese
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
232
Anno di pubblicazione
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-623-0
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978-88-5518-622-3
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978-88-5518-623-0
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978-88-5518-625-4
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Reti Medievali E-Book
ISSN della collana
2704-6362
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2704-6079