Kodeks Reguł paulińskich [The Code of Pauline rules] called „Katenat” in the contexts of the book culture in the Pauline Order in the 16th century
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33077/uw.25448730.zbkh.1980.389Keywords:
the Pauline Order, The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit, the code of Pauline rules (so-called katenat), writing culture of the Paulines in the 16th century, the manuscript book in Poland in the 15th and 16th centuries, monastic scriptoria in Poland in the 15th and 16th centuries, production of manuscripts, Jasna Góra, Mikołaj Thost, Wacław Żydek.Abstract
The article concerns the participation of the Paulines from Jasna Góra in the manuscripts production and usage in the 16th century. Manuscript production in the monastery in Częstochowa begun in the year 1411, it is related to the activity of Mikołaj Thost, who copied the lectures on the Bible for the needs of community members. Over time, many biblical lectures, together with liturgical, theological, legal, or historical topics were developed in the scriptorium in Jasna Góra.
The author characterised "Kodeks Reguł" [The Code of Rules] (called "Katenat") - the set of Pauline rules and laws, starting with the Saint Augustine Rule. He analysed its contents and external characteristics. The Code is bind with brown-yellow leather, with a chain overhang, proving that the objects were chained to the desk in the chapter, where the following passages were read regularly. The external appearance of the code, destroyed binding and cards in particular, confirm that the manuscript was used daily. The author described handwriting and ornaments in the code, as well as its creators (e.g. Wacław Żydek, the scribe).
