Series | Eurasian Studies
Edited book | Armenia, Caucaso e Asia Centrale
Chapter | «Mixti cum Francis et Latinis»: Ulteriori tasselli nella definizione dei rapporti tra Armeni e Latini agli inizi del XIV secolo
«Mixti cum Francis et Latinis»: Ulteriori tasselli nella definizione dei rapporti tra Armeni e Latini agli inizi del XIV secolo
Abstract
During the 14th century, in the aftermath of the end of the Mongol-Armenian alliance, the ties between Armenians and Latins tighten and strengthen. On one hand Cilician Armenians placed their last hope of defence in Latin aid, while on the other the Latin West, after the fall of Acre (1291) and the loss of the Crusader States of Outremer, saw the last Christian strongholds in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and in the Kingdom of Cyprus. In this context, the Armenian Vision of St. Nersēs, a widespread political apocalypse, was translated into Latin. This essay provides an analysis of the prefatory letter attached to the Latin Vision of St. Nersēs in the manuscript Linz, Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek, MS 447, based on textual and codicological data. By considering the letter in a broader historical framework, it is possible to shed further light on Armeno-Latin relations in the early 14th century.
Submitted: April 18, 2022 | Accepted: July 12, 2022 | Published April 26, 2023 | Language: it
Keywords Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia • Nersēs • Armeno-Latin Relations in the 14th Century • Linz, Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek, MS 447 • Vision of St • Kingdom of Cyprus • Codicology
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