- Networks of bishops, networks of texts
- Edited by 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
Chapter Information
Chapter Title
A fragmentary story: episcopal culture in Milan during Lothar I’s reign?
Authors
Miriam Rita Tessera
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-623-0.04
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Book Title
Networks of bishops, networks of texts
Book Subtitle
Manuscripts, legal cultures, tools of government in Carolingian Italy at the time of Lothar I
Editors
Gianmarco De Angelis, Francesco Veronese
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
232
Publication Year
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
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
Series Title
Reti Medievali E-Book
Series ISSN
2704-6362
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2704-6079